Military Readiness
The nonprofit group Mission: Readiness, consisting of 700 retired admirals, generals, and other top military leaders, is highlighting the fact that, based on U.S. Department of Defense figures, 71 percent of young adults ages 17 to 24 are ineligible for military service. The three leading preventable causes of ineligibility, according to the group, are: being overweight, lacking education, and having a history of crime or drug use. The group released a map detailing the State-by-State ineligibility rate. The District of Columbia had the highest rate (78 percent), followed by Mississippi (76 percent) and Louisiana (75 percent). Nine States had rates…
