campbell. this active duty iraq war vet is not just a gifted musician she s on an official mission to see how young women view the military. only 25% of new army recruits are female. i sat down with sergeant campbell to talk music, the military and the urgent need for more women in the military. it s a common idea that maybe you don t get to be a girl or be a woman in the army because it is seen as a masculine place to be. your mission for the army is what? i would say that my primary mission on behalf of recruiting command is to communicate with students that maybe their perception of the military is not complete. we have jobs that cover everything that the civilian side does and i think that s a misunderstanding from a lot of people is that all of our jobs are focused on the fight. you sing to get that point across. some people might say what?
since writing about miss disappearance in 2012. what she reveals is a troubled young man who had been discharged from the coast guard after fewer than 180 days of service in 2006, because of psychological problems. and who somehow was still able to join the army in 2008. a period in which the military dramatically lowered its standards in order to keep feeding the war in iraq. an article by fred caplan in january of 2008 quoted the national priorities project, which compiled data from the defense department showing that the percentages of new army recruits with high school diplomas has plunged, from 94% in 2003 to 83.5% in 2005, to 70.7% in 2007. the pentagon s long-standing goal is 90%. the army is fielding fewer and fewer high-quality recruits. caplan said in order to meet the recruitment targets, the army
now. good morning. it is tuesday april 1st. welcome to fox & friends first . i am heather childers. thank you so much for joining us. it is half past the hour. the fbi and military frantically searching. inspired jihad against our u.s. soldiers. kelly wright is following this alarming story for us. what do we know about the suspect. foxnews.com obtained a copy of the alert on friday. it is entitled planned fort hood inspired jihad against soldiers by army recruits. the alert states on march 20th, 2014, the division of the fbi became aware of an individual named booker aka also known as mow hack abdullah has sad.
every lunch. every lunch of your life. every day that i m here. [ cheers and applause ] welcome back. with me are wendell, bonnie, roy, and marcus. what the hell is happening to us? the percentage of army recruits who failed physicals due to weight increased 70%. diabetes, morbid obesity are skyrocketing. at what point is it okay to make fun of fat people? well, i think there s a lot of thin people, you know, that are actually really unhealthy. so i don t like to just point the finger at fat people unless i m with my friends and we re laughing behind their backs. you got to get the word out that it s that you ve got to eat better. and i was thinking of a really great way to get the word out.
[ cheers and applause ] welcome back. with me are wendell, lonnie, roy, and marcus. what the hell is happening to us? the percentage of army recruits who failed physicals due to weight increased 70%. diabetes, morbid obesity are skyrocketing. at what point is it okay to make fun of fat people? well, i think there s a lot of thin people, you know, that are actually really unhealthy. so i don t like to just point the finger at fat people unless i m with my friends and we re laughing behind their backs. you got to get the word out that it s that you ve got to eat better. and i was thinking of a really great way to get the word out. there s a lot of space on the