The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5 per cent, and restructuring to be better able to fight the next major war, as the service struggles with recruiting shortfalls that made it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to fill all the jobs.
No, it isn’t. At least in the Navy. That is what boot camp is for. Because they are so desperate, they have very low expectations for physical fitness and plenty of wavers if you have any reason preventing you from signing on.