Mission: Readiness Obesity Report: "Too Fat to Fight"
Retired Generals Shalikashvili and Shelton Hail Senate Vote on Child Nutrition
As Step to Increase Pool of Qualified Military Recruits, Boost National Security
Washington, D.C. (August 5, 2010)—Retired Army Generals John Shalikashvili and Hugh Shelton, both former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised Senate passage of new child nutrition legislation saying the measure will help make the nation stronger by combating child obesity and increasing the pool of young adults available for military service.
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Retired Generals Meet With Senator Harry Reid, Urge Vote On Child Nutrition Bill - 19 July 2010
Three retired generals, including the former Nevada adjutant general, met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today, asking him to help bring child nutrition reauthorization legislation to a vote in the U.S. Senate to help combat child obesity and improve America’s military readiness. Participating in the meeting were Major General Drennan Anthony Clark (U.S. Air Force, Ret.), Major General James A. Kelley (U.S. Army, Ret.) and Brigadier General Lawrence E. Gillespie (U.S. Army, Ret.) and Amy Dawson Taggart - Mission: Readiness National Director.
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Former Head of California Army National Guard Tells House Panel Child Obesity Poses a Threat to National Security - 1 July 2010
Retired U.S. Army Major General Paul Monroe, a former head of the California Army National Guard, urged Congress to move quickly to pass new child nutrition legislation to help reduce the child obesity epidemic and expand the pool of healthy young adults available for military service.
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Mission: Readiness Obesity Report: "Too Fat to Fight"
PHILADELPHIA NEWS CONFERENCE - 14 June 2010
Three retired Army generals from Pennsylvania, joined by District Attorney R. Seth Williams and Dr. Eugene J. Richardson, an original Tuskegee Airman from Philadelphia, will urge state and federal lawmakers to support high-quality early education programs as one way to increase graduation rates, cut future crime rates and ultimately expand the number of Philadelphia youth that qualify for military service and its advancement opportunities. The retired military brass will specifically ask Pennsylvania’s State Legislature to retain current funding levels for the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program and other early learning continuum programs that are serving thousands of City children, and ask the state’s Congressional delegation to support the renewal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act including incentives for states to provide more children with access to high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.
New Report: "Why Military Service is Out of Reach for Most Young Adults in Philadelphia"
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MAINE NEWS CONFERENCE - 2 June 2010
On Wednesday, 2 June, retired generals from Maine held a news conference to highlight statistics from
the Department of Defense showing that 75 percent of American young adults ages 17 to 24 are unable to enlist in the
military primarily because they fail to graduate high school, have a criminal record, or are physically unfit.
New Report: "Maine's Young Adults: Ready, Willing and Unable to Serve"
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30 April 2010 - Washington Post Op-Ed by General John Shalikashvili and General Hugh Shelton
OBESITY NEWS CONFERENCE - 20 April 2010
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New Obesity Report: "Too Fat to Fight"
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On Tuesday, 20 April, joined by U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, retired generals and admirals who are members of MISSION: READINESS, will release new findings on the dramatic increase of obesity among young adults age 17 to 24 – a trend that is reducing the pool of healthy young adults available for military service.
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MISSISSIPPI NEWS CONFERENCE - 22 April 2010
New Early Education Report: "Young Mississippians: Ready, Willing and Unable to Serve"
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