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On this episode of the AEI Events Podcast, AEI’s Katharine B. Stevens hosts a discussion with retired military leaders from Mission: Readiness about how high-quality early childhood programs can help prepare more children for success in school and in life, including in the military for those who choose to serve.
Current and retired military leaders are sounding an alarm: Too many of America’s young men and women are not ready for the demands of military service. In fact, 71 percent of Americans of prime recruitment age do not qualify to serve, primarily due to poor education, obesity, drug abuse, or a criminal record.
Some senior military leaders, who have trained and led men and women in battle, are arguing that one root cause of this problem lies in children’s earliest years, before they even enter kindergarten. Why? What do they see as the stakes for military readiness and for early care and education in America?
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Published in: Education