Posted on Nov 12, 2022
Can the 'Nintendo generation' survive bootcamp? The Pentagon isn't sure.
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An early February press release, put out by the Military Health System, took aim at 18-to-25-year-olds and suggested that they’re having a hard time making it through boot camp because their bones are brittle from playing too many video games.
“Today’s recruits are coming from a far more sedentary lifestyle compared to previous generations, making their skeletons more prone to injuries because they’re not used to the kind of intense activity they will face at basic training,” reads the release.
“Today’s recruits are coming from a far more sedentary lifestyle compared to previous generations, making their skeletons more prone to injuries because they’re not used to the kind of intense activity they will face at basic training,” reads the release.
Can the 'Nintendo generation' survive bootcamp? The Pentagon isn't sure.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown I can definitely see that. These kids today are so hooked on their phones and games they don't do the "fun" things we did back in the day of running through fields, woods, swimming in a stream etc.
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Their helicopter parents should take some of the blame for coddling them
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