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Free Admission To Selected Museums This Summer For Military Personnel

This summer, more than 600 museums in all 50 states are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 31, 2010, through Labor Day, September 6, 2010 to show their appreciation for those who are serving this nation.

More Info on Blue Star Museums and museum list – HERE

What a great idea!

I would have liked to see the program extended to anyone that has ever served, but I suppose they they needed to draw the line somewhere or else they would lose too much money.

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Posted by: ENDO-Mike May 26, 2010
Categories: Military
Tags: blue , free , Military , museum , personnel , serve , star , summer

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Fat Kids Are A Threat To National Security

National security is threatened by the sharp rise in obesity rates for young people over the last 15 years, the group Mission: Readiness contends. Weight problems are now the leading medical reason that recruits are rejected, the group says, and thus jeopardize the military’s ability to fill its ranks.

The solution? To throw some money at it of course…

The school lunch bill, currently awaiting a Senate vote, would establish healthier options for all foods in schools, including vending machine items. The legislation would spend $4.5 billion more over 10 years for nutrition programs.

Full Story – HERE

There are going to be a bunch of cranky kids in the school system if they are going to have to eat celery and baby carrots rather than Twinkies and Dunk-a-roos.

<tinfoil> I wonder if this pending bill is evidence of a planned draft? </tinfoil>

I talked about a similar story in November 2009 from the Military perspective – HERE

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Posted by: ENDO-Mike April 23, 2010
Categories: War
Tags: Army , draft , fat , fight , legislation , lunch , Military , national , obesity , school , security , senate , serve , War

Too FAT to FIGHT

From the ArmyTimes:

According to the latest Pentagon figures, a full 35 percent, or more than one-third, of the roughly 31.2 million Americans aged 17 to 24 are unqualified for military service because of physical and medical issues. And, said Curt Gilroy, the Pentagon’s director of accessions, “the major component of this is obesity. We have an obesity crisis in the country. There’s no question about it.”

Full Article – HERE

So, since that established that not everyone can do the job… WHY are the guys that are doing it, not getting paid more?

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Posted by: ENDO-Mike November 4, 2009
Categories: War
Tags: Afghanistan , Army , fat , fight , iraq , obesity , serve , War