IHPRA Newsletter
August 2006
Harlan, Iowa physical educators are incorporating
a variety of functional fitness skills into their curricula.
Local Army personnel recently trained with them.
Hats off to Harlan.
"Fewer than three in 10
Americans between the ages of 17 and 24
are qualified for military
service."
Reasons -- Physical, mental or moral deficiencies.
14 August 2006 -- Army Times
"More than half of the young men called up by Selective Service
are so fat, maladjusted, or illiterate that they are rejected.
Out of every four youths summoned for the draft, two will pass--
mostly because the standards have been lowered enough
to accommodate their flabby bodies and unlettered minds."
1965--The Wasted Generation by COL George Walton (USAR, Ret.)
"In World Wars I and II the
combined rate of rejection
figures was about 30 percent. Since then the situation
has eroded drastically. During the Korean War, 37 percent
of the men examined for the draft were disqualified.
From the end of the war through 1961 the rate
of rejection rose to 49 percent. For 1962 it was 54 percent.
When, in May 1962, the rejection rate reached 56 percent,
it was considered a freak. But the average rejection rate
in 1963 was 56.1 percent. In 1964, the rate rose still more and
reached
an all-time high with a yearly disqualification rate of 57.9 percent."
1965--The Wasted Generation by COL George Walton (USAR, Ret.)
How much have
we lowered our standards?
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Recent news
Vigorous physical activity linked to academic success
Rhode Island schools struggle to offer quality physical education programs
Health linked to academic achievement
Educators trying new ways to combat obesity
Governors stress physical fitness
Gov.
Blagojevich convenes council and makes
health and physical fitness priorities for the state