Posted on Oct 19, 2017
Physical education in schools is critical for national security
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Thoughts on how obesity is impacting recruiting?
Physical education in schools is critical for national security
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From what I have read, less than 20% of the military age males in this country can meet the screening weight for induction. Yes it is a problem.
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Oddly enough this is the opposite problem that we experienced during WWII. According to USDA on “June 4, 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed the National School Lunch Act, which permanently authorized the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The legislation was passed in response to concerns that "many American men had been rejected for World War II military service because of diet-related health problems." Its purpose was to provide a market for agricultural production and to improve the health and well-being of the nation’s youth.” Detailed information is available on the USDA website at: https://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/fdd-history-and-background
FDD - History and Background | Food and Nutrition Service
History and BackgroundThe USDA Foods program began in the early 1930’s as an outgrowth of federal agriculture policies designed to shore up farm prices and help American farmers suffering from the economic upheaval of the Great Depression. Many individual farmers lost their farms, while the total amount of farmland increased. The danger of malnutrition among children became a national concern. Below are links to the legislative history of the...
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