SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The public policy think tank Rand Corporation released a report this week warning that the state of U.S. military morale is dire, and the best way to address this it to immediately organize base and post fun runs.

“The military as a whole has suffered a number of setbacks over the past six months,” said Dan Friedman, a Rand Corp senior analyst. “From juggling pandemic responses while maintaining readiness and real-world ops tempo, to high profile fiascos like the fumbling of the USS Roosevelt by senior civilian leadership, morale is pretty low right now. A good fun run, like a 5k or even a 10k, would go a long way to restore that fighting edge.”

“This Saturday if at all possible.”