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How much longer can the US military keep lowering its standards to meet quotas?

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How much longer can the US military keep lowering its standards to meet quotas?
Right around the time I got out of the army, an NCO of mine and I were talking about this. She talked about how the military is letting in people they really should not be letting in just to get the bare minumum. You could get in before with a small criminal background, but now you can get with in with a larger one.

That’s the problem. We have an all-volunteer military in an unpopular war. Not enough people are joining up. It’s not just enlistment, but re-enlistment. People in are getting out because they’ve done multiple tours in Iraq, and they’re sick of going and don’t want to go back.

A lot of the bad stuff coming from troops in Iraq is from troops who before the Iraq War would not have been let in.

Can the US military really keep this up?

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Answer by nature lover
If you and your NCO friend of yours had any real knowledge you would know that the recruiting numbers are being met. In fact the Air Force became even tougher on their entrance requirements because they constantly exceeded their goals and they are downsizing. So your information appears to be off.

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How to maintain muscle tone but keep testosterone levels low?

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How to maintain muscle tone but keep testosterone levels low?
Hi there, I’m a young male and have been doing resistance training for a few years. However, I’m reading that weight training can increase testosterone (and maybe DHT) production in the body, which is a good thing for the bodybuilder since it reduces bodyfat and helps build muscle, but is a bad thing for those concerned with cholestrol levels, cancer, and/or hair loss.

My question is, are there resistance training methods (ie: low intensity, high-rep workouts, adding cardio to your workouts, etc) that would not stimulate the production of testosterone? Is it true that cardio helps lower testosterone levels? Basically, I want to maintain my muscle tone but keep those testosterone levels low. Is that possible?

Thank you very much, all suggestions are appreciated

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Answer by lv_consultant
the source of your information is highly inaccurate. test and dht are both neccessary for the human body to function properly. how these hormones may cause certain illnesses, etc. has nothing to do with the levels of them. it has to do with how “your” body reacts to them and that is based on your genetics.

take dht for example. it does cause hair loss but the level of dht is irrelevant. a person can have low dht levels and great hair loss, another can have very high levels of dht and no hair loss. it is how the androgenic receptor on the hair follicle reacts to dht and that is based purely on genetics.

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