Our nation's rapid increase in childhood obesity is starting to affect not only kids' health, but also our military's preparedness. A 2010 report published in the journal Military Medicine stated that, "Failure to meet weight standards is the top reason for medical disqualification for service, with approximately 10,000 enlisted applicants disqualified for this reason in 2007" and "as the percentage of overweight and obese applicants has steadily risen over the past two decades, the percentage of recruits who meet the military's age-specific weight for height accession standards has declined."
Retired Major General Paul D. Monroe, testifying before congress on behalf of the children's organization Mission: Readiness, stated "Make no
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