<![CDATA[The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve.]]>The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. The rest are either obese, failing math, or already have a rap sheet.

Turns out if you gut schools and subsidize corn syrup long enough, you accidentally pacifist-proof the entire country.

Tactical genius.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/bb0eec1d-b4cd-416b-933a-6ea916dfeb68/the-pentagon-says-only-23-of-gen-z-is-fit-to-serve.RSS for NodeMon, 06 Apr 2026 18:13:11 GMTThu, 26 Mar 2026 14:48:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:01:42 GMT]]>@Strandjunker

77% unfit?

Sounds like my generation during the Viet Nam "not-a-war". But they were happy to draft us anyway.

97% unfit would be like the generation that's now in charge of the Government.

Thanks for the data on Gen Z. You've convinced me that they have a good chance to be the best of the best. 😁

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116296312575139529https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116296312575139529Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:01:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:57:02 GMT]]>@Strandjunker FYI, "obese"/"obesity" is a fatphobic slur, BMI is a pseudoscience, and fat people are not failed thin people who ate too much food. please do better.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/YKantRachelRead/statuses/116296294244987093https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/YKantRachelRead/statuses/116296294244987093Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:57:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:52:14 GMT]]>@Strandjunker The kids are allright*

*as long as they are not alt-right

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/rhold/statuses/116296275336380102https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/rhold/statuses/116296275336380102Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:52:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:46:37 GMT]]>@Quasit @Strandjunker they recruit straight from the Group W bench

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/users/steggy/statuses/116296253253095367https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/users/steggy/statuses/116296253253095367Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:46:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:44:57 GMT]]>@Strandjunker They can still get a job with DHS, though.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/maccruiskeen/statuses/116296246706184001https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/maccruiskeen/statuses/116296246706184001Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:44:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:39:43 GMT]]>@effariwhy @Strandjunker exactly what I'm thinking!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kwas_na/statuses/116296226117439347https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kwas_na/statuses/116296226117439347Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:39:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:39:22 GMT]]>@kwas_na @Strandjunker manosphere to military pipeline

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115933222263867120/statuses/116296224761185971https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115933222263867120/statuses/116296224761185971Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:39:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:38:53 GMT]]>@Strandjunker Why not just deploy ICE instead?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bouriquet/statuses/116296222862584002https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bouriquet/statuses/116296222862584002Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:38:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:34:05 GMT]]>@Strandjunker 😂😂😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mamutovo.cz/ap/users/116288673489103920/statuses/116296203980151240https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mamutovo.cz/ap/users/116288673489103920/statuses/116296203980151240Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:34:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:33:50 GMT]]>@Strandjunker
I thought a criminal record was an ASSET for serving in the military?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/Quasit/statuses/116296202978270237https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/Quasit/statuses/116296202978270237Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:33:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:28:29 GMT]]>@Strandjunker ...which also in so many strange ways explains the weird push of the propaganda Andrew Tates of this world as a solution to the incel epidemic. they need fit cannon fodder

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kwas_na/statuses/116296181994039152https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kwas_na/statuses/116296181994039152Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:28:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:28:02 GMT]]>@Strandjunker
They mean that 77% is fit for ICE.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/Eh__tweet/statuses/116296180232260517https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/Eh__tweet/statuses/116296180232260517Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:28:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:28:02 GMT]]>@Strandjunker Reading the headline, below I saw "Steve Bannon"🤣 ...*looks up optician phone number *

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/Unknowable/statuses/116296180220448328https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/Unknowable/statuses/116296180220448328Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:28:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:27:53 GMT]]>@Strandjunker

The army banned me from joining.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.nl/users/burnoutqueen/statuses/116296179618828475https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.nl/users/burnoutqueen/statuses/116296179618828475Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:27:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:21:52 GMT]]>@Strandjunker Embrace the power of lower standards. They will, after all.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmax/statuses/116296155983834126https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmax/statuses/116296155983834126Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:21:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:14:34 GMT]]>@Strandjunker This insane obsession with math is so ill conceived. Numeracy is often enough.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116296127248669830https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116296127248669830Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:14:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:14:29 GMT]]>@Strandjunker need some cannon fodder

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/noplasticshower/statuses/116296126894408744https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/noplasticshower/statuses/116296126894408744Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:14:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:11:06 GMT]]>🔗 Source: https://abcnews.com/Politics/army-extends-maximum-recruitment-age-42-allowing-older/story?id=131411519

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Strandjunker/statuses/116296113619961732https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Strandjunker/statuses/116296113619961732Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:11:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:08:34 GMT]]>@Strandjunker also, if you keep sending folks to die for the Epstein class, it tends to hurt recruitment. There's been talk of lowering the standards because they can't get enough folks to sign up.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/allpoints/statuses/116296103685529443https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/allpoints/statuses/116296103685529443Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:08:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:00:39 GMT]]>@Strandjunker "Obese, failing math, or already have a rap sheet" Describes President Bone Spurs perfectly 😀

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115345373370258477/statuses/116296072555933689https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115345373370258477/statuses/116296072555933689Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:00:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:56:11 GMT]]>@Strandjunker
Hey, the chickenhawks can go fight all they want.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/MaryAustinBooks/statuses/116296054947469838https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/MaryAustinBooks/statuses/116296054947469838Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:56:11 GMT