{"id":55813,"date":"2019-07-10T00:01:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T08:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=55813"},"modified":"2019-07-10T05:28:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T13:28:48","slug":"widespread-obesity-makes-trumps-military-recruitment-goals-a-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/widespread-obesity-makes-trumps-military-recruitment-goals-a-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Widespread Obesity Makes Trump\u2019s Military Recruitment Goals a Challenge’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nObese male<\/em><\/p>\n

COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Obesity is affecting US military recruitment:<\/p>\n

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Widespread Obesity Makes Trump\u2019s Military Recruitment Goals a Challenge<\/h2>\n

July 9, 2019<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON – As he reveled in the huge display of military might during last week\u2019s Independence Day celebration on the National Mall, U.S. President Donald Trump encouraged Americans to enlist in the military.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo young Americans across our country, now is your chance to join our military and make a truly great statement in life, and you should do it,\u201d Trump said in his speech at the Lincoln Memorial.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters outside the White House the following day, Trump predicted that his display would boost military enlistment. \u201cBased on that, we\u2019re going to have a lot of people joining our military,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, with a 2016 Department of Defense report<\/a> finding that nearly three-quarters of young Americans are unfit to serve in America\u2019s military, Trump\u2019s encouragement and military display may not be enough to reverse declining military recruitment.<\/p>\n

According to the Department of Defense, the Navy, Marines, and Air Force met their recruiting goals in 2018<\/a>, but the Army, the military\u2019s largest branch, fell more than 6,500 recruits short \u2013 about 8% below its target of 76,500.<\/p>\n

A 2018 report by Mission: Readiness<\/a>, a group of 750 retired military professionals that makes policy recommendations to increase the percentage of young Americans eligible to serve in the military, found that 71% of Americans between the ages of 17 and 24 fail to meet all of the basic requirements for military service.<\/p>\n

The biggest disqualifier is obesity, with roughly 31% of American youths disqualified because they are overweight. Other factors explaining the shortage of eligible recruits are inadequate education, criminal history and drug use. According to Army Major Gen. (Ret.) Allen Youngman, a member of Mission: Readiness, almost 25% of high school graduates are unable to pass the basic military entrance exams, which not only disqualifies them from technical positions within the service but also from military service as a whole. https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/usa\/widespread-obesity-makes-trumps-military-recruitment-goals-challenge<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Bible opposes obesity.<\/p>\n

Here is what Moses and Jeremiah were inspired to write about obesity thousands of years ago:<\/p>\n

15 You grew fat, you grew thick,
\nYou are obese!
\nThen he forsook God who made him,
\nAnd scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
\n16 They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods;
\nWith abominations they provoked Him to anger. (Deuteronomy 32:15-16)<\/p>\n

11 \u201cBecause you were glad, because you rejoiced,
\nYou destroyers of My heritage,
\nBecause you have grown fat like a heifer threshing grain,
\nAnd you bellow like bulls,
\n12 Your mother shall be deeply ashamed;
\nShe who bore you shall be ashamed.
\nBehold, the least of the nations shall be a wilderness,
\nA dry land and a desert. (Jeremiah 50:11-12)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The idea that one should not be obese is not a new one.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the Bible warns about gluttony as well as eating things that are not really food:<\/p>\n

20 Do not mix with winebibbers, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; 21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty (Proverbs 23:20-21)<\/p>\n

2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
\nAnd your wages for what does not satisfy?
\nListen carefully to Me, and eat what is good (Isaiah 55:2).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do not overeat. Avoiding artificial sweeteners, chemical additives, excess refined sugar, and some other items commonly associated with junk foods would seem to be consistent with the warning to eat what is good.<\/p>\n

Many people do not often eat what is good. Many eat too many chemically-laced highly processed foods. Many eat a lot of white bread, which is really not real bread as it has had the wheat germ and other natural components removed. This makes an inferior product which then is sprayed with synthetic B vitamins and other \u201cnutrients\u201d to \u201cfortify\u201d it. If you notice \u201cB vitamins\u201d added to \u201cfortify\u201d refined grain products or in so-called \u201cnatural\u201d vitamin supplements (like thiamin mononitrate, thiamin HCL, folic acid, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin), realize that these are basically petroleum derivatives and are not the same form of vitamins that are actually found in real, natural, food.<\/p>\n

But most in Westernized areas consume the synthetics, chemicals, and refined grains.<\/p>\n

People should try to eat real, not artificial, foods. Soda consumption should be almost non-existent, essentially a very rare treat. People should not drink sodas every day.<\/p>\n

And while they do not like to believe this, almost all obese people also need to eat less.<\/p>\n

Losing weight can be very, very difficult. But real Christians should believe the following:<\/p>\n

13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With prayer and proper determination, breaking away from being obese can happen.<\/p>\n

That being said, the US is prophesied to lose militarily in the relatively near future (cf. Daniel 11:39).<\/p>\n

It could be that health issues, including obesity, will end up being partial factors for the defeat.<\/p>\n

Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

Obesity, processed foods, and the Bible <\/a> Does the Bible warn about the consequences of being obese? Is overeating dangerous? Is gluttony condemned?
\nEating Right, Eating Too Much, and Prophecy<\/a> This is a video. Are there disadvantages to being overweight? Is junk food really bad for you? Does the Bible discuss overeating and\/or obesity? Is overeating having an effect on the US military? What are the ramifications of personal and national health for overeating? What should you eat?
\n<\/a>Chimeras: Has Science Crossed the Line?<\/a> What are chimeras? Has science crossed the line? Does the Bible give any clues?
\nFive Rules for Effective Parenting<\/a> Do you know that there are five simple rules that can make you a more effective parent? There is also a 12 1\/2 minute YouTube video on this, also titled Five Rules for Effective Parenting<\/a>.
\nWhat Psychologists do not Know About Child Rearing<\/a> This is an article by Herbert Armstrong that was used as the introduction to the pdf booklet The Plain Truth About Child Rearing<\/a>.
\nThe Plain Truth About Child Rearing<\/a> This is a pdf booklet that the old WCG put out.
\nElijah: Past and Prophesied<\/a> Information about the original Elijah and some information about the Elijah-related prophecies.
\nWhere are Enoch and Elijah?<\/a> Booklet by the late Dr. Herman Hoeh.
\nThe Elijah Heresies<\/a> Does the Bible teach that there will be a future Elijah? Must it be Herbert W. Armstrong? Two related sermons are available Elijah: Prophecies and Heresies<\/a> and Elijah, Herbert W. Armstrong, and CCOG<\/a>.
\nAmerican foods that gross out foreigners<\/a> A study done in the Fall of 2014 found out which foods that non-USA Americans considered weird or gross that Americans eat. This video discusses those foods, ingredients in some of those foods, and warns against consuming \u2018that which is not bread\u2019 (Isaiah 55:2). Dr. Thiel also warns about synthetic vitamins and some of the issues associated with them. He also discusses something promoted by the late Seventh-day Adventist, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.
\nTen Simple Rules that Lead to Health<\/a> Herbert Armstrong gives his opinions on this.
\nDoes God Heal Today?<\/a> What does the Bible teach? Herbert Armstrong tries to explain this.
\nPrayer: What Does the Bible Teach?<\/a> This free booklet contains 28 biblically-based tips on improving the effectiveness of your prayers. This is a pdf. A related two part sermon is available: What Does the Bible Teach About Prayer?<\/a> and What does the Bible Teach About Prayer (& Healing)?<\/a>
\nGMOs and Bible Prophecy<\/a> What are GMOs? Since they were not in the food supply until 1994, how could they possibly relate to Bible prophecy? Do GMOs put the USA and others at risk? Here is a related YouTube video GMO Risks and the Bible<\/a>.
\nTen Simple Rules that Lead to Health<\/a> Herbert Armstrong gives his opinions on this.
\nDoes God Heal Today?<\/a> What does the Bible teach? Herbert Armstrong tries to explain this.
\nUK Study Supports Daniel Diet<\/a> Daniel and his companions looked better eating more vegetables and avoiding strange meats. Has modern science confirmed this?
\nUSA in Prophecy: The Strongest Fortresses<\/a> Can you point to scriptures, like Daniel 11:39, that point to the USA in the 21st century? This article does. A related sermon is titled: Do these 7 prophesies point to the end of the USA?<\/a>
\nAnglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel<\/a> Are the Americans, Canadians, English, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo-Saxon (non-Dutch) Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? What will happen to Jerusalem and the Jews in Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo-Saxon nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first? Here is a link to the Spanish version of this article: Anglo-Am\u00e9rica & las Tribus Perdidas de Israel<\/a>. Information is also in the YouTube sermons titled Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? Why does it matter?<\/a><\/span> and British are the Covenant People<\/span><\/a>. A short YouTube of prophetic interest may be: Are Chinese threats against Australia for real?<\/a>
\nWill the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves?<\/a> Will the lands of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand be divided? What about Jerusalem? What does Bible prophecy teach? Are there non-biblical prophecies that support this idea? Who will divide those lands? Who will end up with the lands and the people? Here is a link to a video titled Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves? <\/a> Here is a related item in the Spanish language \u00bfSer\u00e1n divididas las naciones anglosajonas?<\/a>
\nWho is the King of the West?<\/a> Why is there no Final End-Time King of the West in Bible Prophecy? Is the United States the King of the West? Here is a version in the Spanish language: \u00bfQui\u00e9n es el Rey del Occidente? \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no hay un Rey del Occidente en la profec\u00eda del tiempo del fin?<\/a> A related sermon is also available: The Bible, the USA, and the King of the West<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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