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90% of young Philadelphians ineligible for military service
By: Bill O'ReillyJune 15, 2010
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Philadelphia Inquirer: What's keeping military-age Philadelphians from being all they can be?
High dropout, crime, and obesity rates, to name a few factors. According to a report from Mission: Readiness, a national nonprofit organization of retired generals and admirals, Philadelphia's young adults lag behind the national average for military eligibility. Between 80 and 90 percent of 18- to 24-year-old city residents, the report's authors say, display deal-breaking deficiencies in at least one of what retired Lt. Gen. Dennis Benchoff calls "the three M" categories: medical, moral, and mental. Roughly 75 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds are ineligible nationwide.
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