School lunches called a national security threat

[Ed Anger]

I recommend re-introducing the school lunches of my youth, which were so shit no-one wanted to eat them.

I miss the soy burgers of my youth. 

[KRonn]

Yeah, I was thinking that. Sending all willing chubby recruits to a pre-training fitness boot camp would be a win-win situation, I'd have thought.

How much time out of a 2 year enlistment do you figure that would take?

It would have to take more time and money to get these recruits into condition to qualify. Plus I'd think there's a more likely problem for people over weight at a young age to have problems with weight later on during their time in the military, having trouble remaining qualified.

[DGuller]

Meh, if it takes an excuse as weak as this to stop feeding garbage to children, then go for it.  I'd prefer people to call spade a spade, and say that fattening the kids is just utterly morally irresponsible, but you take what you can get.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Meh, if it takes an excuse as weak as this to stop feeding garbage to children, then go for it.  I'd prefer people to call spade a spade, and say that fattening the kids is just utterly morally irresponsible, but you take what you can get.

But fat kids are funny. If we start making them healthy, who can we make fun of?

[Berkut]

When I went to basic, part of the pre-processing was a PT test, and if you failed it, you got sent to the fat platoon pre-basic camp thing.

[Monoriu]

Yeah, I was thinking that. Sending all willing chubby recruits to a pre-training fitness boot camp would be a win-win situation, I'd have thought.

How much time out of a 2 year enlistment do you figure that would take?

Then change the rules.  Anyone who is above xx kg when signing up must sign a 3 year enlistment, the first xx months of which is spent getting into shape. 

[dps]

The government had no business using the school system to provide lunches to students in the first place.

[Razgovory]

The government had no business using the school system to provide lunches to students in the first place.

Or having a military for that matter.

[derspiess]

Instead of changing lunch standards, which affect tons of students who have no interest in joining the military whatsoever, why doesn't the military change recruitment and training procedures?  Why not accept obese recruits and train them to meet fitness standards within a reasonable time period?

You should know the answer: it's more costly to spend extra time training obese recruits or to send them to a fat camp.

[Faeelin]

Well, at least 3/4 of american kids still good for filling the ranks.

Less. The gays are more likely to be in good shape.

[Mr.Penguin]

Well, at least 3/4 of american kids still good for filling the ranks.

But they dont have the right level of education, other health issues or criminal record, so you are left with a number about  1/3 to fill the ranks...

[Lucidor]

Seriously, who'd win this?

[Razgovory]

How long a timeframe are we looking at?