US fight for military recruits not echoed in Canada but problems remain

Eh. They kinda follow us around so....

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel yeah, I don't know about this. I'd like to see some statistics.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I just a bunch of research...I thought these couple of paragraphs on the DOD sight was interesting...young people these days have NO honor...with the bad music and videos with violence and cuss words...people these days under the age of 25 can't even tell you the state capitals much less do a few exercise of run a mile. The majority of potential Army reservists are either hooked on prescription drugs, have too many tattoos, are overweight or have mental conditions that prohibit them from joining the military, recruiters say.

Seven out of 10 applicants fail to meet Army Reserve standards on “mental, moral and physical reasons,” said Capt, Eric Connor, U.S. Army Reserve Command spokesman.

The problem affects the broader service as well. According to Army Recruiting Command statistics compiled last year, 71 percent of young people wanting to join the military would fail to pass service tests because of their physical, moral or cognitive shortcomings.
I found a bunch of other interesting facts, but too many different websites to collect info from and copy and paste.