The U.S. Army is taking drastic measures to address dwindling enlistment numbers, they have taken recruiting efforts to new heights, or rather, new lows. In a scene that resembled some sort of absurd parody, military recruiters set up a table at the Little Tykes Preschool yesterday, enticing unsuspecting 4-year-olds into signing up for a four-year stint in the armed forces as soon as they turned 18. You may be wondering what persuaded these tiny tots to exchange their nap times for boot camp? PRIME energy drinks, Paw Patrol stuffies, and a big bag of Goldfish crackers.

“I mean, who could resist?” remarked Staff Sergeant Chase Steele, one of the recruiters overseeing the event. “We’ve tried everything else—free college tuition, signing bonuses, even promising a chance to ‘see the world.’ But it turns out, the real key to recruitment success was to sign them up far before they know the true consequences of their actions.”

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