Only 25% of the kids at the average high school could join the Army?

[Vickers]

There is a guy on C-SPAN named Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, used to be the Iraqi Multinational (snicker) Corps Commander.

He said something like, "Do you realize that only 25% of the kids at the average high school would even be ELIGIBLE to join the Army? We have high standards and are the elite" etc. etc.

This seems like bullshit to me. Even when I went in, the only things that would keep you out would be a REALLY bad arrest record. Even drug use was waived as long as it had been some time since you last used.

I think he is monkeying with the numbers, like TECHNICALLY 15 and 16 year olds can't join, and 17 year olds have to get parent permission.

I mean, I know they have dropped the standards on just about everything, ASVAB scores, weight limits, etc.

What a lying sack of shit.