[redis_mlc]

1) If you're normal-weighted and can do the pushups, the recruiter will do a lot of effort on your behalf.

2) Because military recruiters are under tremendous pressure to get enlistments. They can be court-martialled if they miss quota.

[quercusa]

My son was very turned off by being told "It's OK to lie about this to get in; everybody knows it's how the game is played."