Yes, that is true, however line cook is not the only opportunity in the military - even though it is the subject of this thread (broadly). The point I was hopin

Yes, that is true, however line cook is not the only opportunity in the military - even though it is the subject of this thread (broadly). The point I was hoping to illustrate is that only 23% of the overall population being eligible for the military is not exactly dire given that we need less than 1% to maintain the status quo of what is - even if "most powerful" is debatable - the biggest military in the world. And of course, I certainly wish that people were/had more opportunities to be healthier and more literate in the US in general.