With an increasing number of Americans failing to meet physical standards for the US Army and a projected failure of the Army to meet its enlistment target, hosts James FitzGerald, Carl Hardwick, Kandace Hudspeth, and Georgia Smith take on the question: “Why are Americans unfit to serve?”
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - The Radar: TRT, men in crisis, "wellness" bodybuilding division & what James is learning
41:30 - Introduction
51:30 - Why fight?
1:07:30 - What makes a good soldier?
1:27:00 - What physical standards should there be for the US Army?
01:53:30 - Wrap Up
SHOW RESOURCES
Georgia’s Radar
- Bill Maher on Men in Crisis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAgUHyXr7_Y
- A Few(er) Good Men (Scott Galloway) - https://www.profgalloway.com/a-fewer-good-men/
- Bad behavior & online dating - https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210623-the-darkest-side-of-online-dating
Carl’s Radar
- Treating Invented Diseases https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.682620/ful
Main Topic
- 76% ineligible for military- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/us/us-military-recruiting-enlistment.html
- Public opinion on wars over time- https://news.gallup.com/poll/167471/americans-view-afghanistan-war-mistake.aspx
Activity