The Militarys Biggest Threat: Video Games
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Last month the Military Health System put out a release that helped justify my father\\u2019s reasoning for ignoring my ongoing pleas for a Nintendo Entertainment System during my formative years \\u2013 video games make you lazy.\\xa0
Granted, he was also worried about us monopolizing the TV in the living room, but his approach does reinforce the concerns in the release \\u2013 namely that new recruits are struggling with initial entry training, or boot camp, because their bodies are just too weak.
Quoting the release, \\u201cToday\\u2019s recruits are coming from a far more sedentary lifestyle, making their skeletons more prone to injuries because they\\u2019re not used to the kind of intense activity they will face at basic training.\\u201d\\xa0
Just to clarify, the MHS is targeting Gen Z recruits aged 18-25, so it\\u2019s not those ever-aggravating millennials \\u2026 this time.
The release goes on to quote Army Major Jon-Marc Thibodeau who states that, \\u201cThe \\u2018Nintendo Generation\\u2019 soldier skeleton is not toughened by activity prior to arrival, so some of them break more easily.\\u201d
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