Stark Industries Halts Production of Super Soldiers
CEO Tony Stark Reported M.I.A after Missing Military's Quota for more "Fighting Machines."
If you had to "hump a rucksack" one too many times you'd be unfit for duty too. Huh? Before you think I'm saying something unfitting this blog, let me define my terms. I certainly need to, because USA Today didn't in yesterday's front-page story about repeated deployments directly contributing to the recent sharp rise in the percentage of soldiers who are unfit for duty.
It's an interesting article and one everyone should read because it illustrates what I've said so many times: soldiers who keep getting re-deployed are not "Iron Men." Translated into cinematic terms, that means they don't have the advantage of being neatly reassembled on a multi-billion dollar Stark Industries' "roboman" assembly line. If that were the case, then they'd all be well-oiled Super Soldiers––mighty men of steel who could take the hits and keep on coming.
Think about it. Although precise numbers are not available, between the years 2006 and 2008, bad backs, strained knees and other battle-related ailments increased from 1.4 million cases in the overall military to 1.9 million. In other words, it's pretty hard to "drop and do 20" ( I can do exactly two before I fall on my face) when your knees and/or back haven't fully healed from the wounds you just received during the last deployment.
