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Weight Disqualifies 1 in 3 Young Adults From U.S. Military
Merck Manuals ^ | 7/16/2015. | HealthDay News

Posted on 10/07/2015 12:27:51 AM PDT by WhiskeyX

THURSDAY, July 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- One-third of young adults in the United States are too overweight to be in the military, according to a report from a group of retired military leaders.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: handwringing; health; military; nutrition; obesity; sameastheeighties; sameasthenineties; sameastheseventies
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1 posted on 10/07/2015 12:27:53 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: WhiskeyX

Back during the draft weight was not a deferment. I saw a 350 pound puertorican fat boy turned into 200 pounds of muscle in 8 weeks of basic training.


2 posted on 10/07/2015 12:34:30 AM PDT by eastforker (The only time you can be satisfied is when your all Trump.)
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To: WhiskeyX

No problem. 75% of the “Syrian refugees” are military age men and in fighting trim. LOL


3 posted on 10/07/2015 12:40:29 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: eastforker

I want to join the National Guard in New York the day after 9-1-1. I was five foot ten and 260 pound they told me that is quite a bit over the weight limit. Sad for me I didn’t have the will power to lose it. but to be honest I walked from Rockefeller Plaza to the ferry almost every night after work. That is quite a hike. I was very strong and I did get winded easily but that could have changed with 8 weeks training. And you are right


4 posted on 10/07/2015 12:52:43 AM PDT by dp0622
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To: eastforker

You mean 250, right? I think a loss of 150lbs in 56 days is impossible.


5 posted on 10/07/2015 2:08:08 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: WhiskeyX

But you can smoke the sausage, lick the carpet or decide whenever what gender you want to be.


6 posted on 10/07/2015 2:11:35 AM PDT by maddog55 (America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
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To: eastforker
I saw a 350 pound puertorican fat boy turned into 200 pounds of muscle in 8 weeks of basic training.

Maybe he should run for governor. Puerto Rico needs to go on a crash diet. Or at least learn Inglés! Or be cut loose to float down to Argentina.

7 posted on 10/07/2015 2:23:38 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: WhiskeyX

So they turned 1 in 3 recruits away? That’s what it implies. Another one of those phony government created stats.


8 posted on 10/07/2015 2:43:22 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: LibWhacker

It’s only blood.


9 posted on 10/07/2015 3:05:25 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: eastforker

Basic training will have the opposite effect too. I entered basic at 120 pounds and left at 160.


10 posted on 10/07/2015 4:39:11 AM PDT by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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To: LibWhacker

Did you ever attend BCT in the early 70’s or earlier? Let me tell ya it was tough.I was 5’9, 160 pounds and was raised on a farm, no problem for me.All our DI’s were airborne rangers, it was 8 weeks of continuous PT except for the few hours of sleep each night.


11 posted on 10/07/2015 5:12:21 AM PDT by eastforker (The only time you can be satisfied is when your all Trump.)
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To: WhiskeyX

If we ended up in a war with people being drafted, could they be held in boot camp until in good enough shape to fight?


12 posted on 10/07/2015 5:13:08 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: redfreedom

“... I entered basic at 120 pounds and left at 160”

May I assume that extra weight was muscle vs fat, right? I know that muscle weighs a lot so that I what i’ll assume?


13 posted on 10/07/2015 5:18:57 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: Sacajaweau

Yes, they turned (and continue to turn) a large number of applicants away, weight being one of the big dis-qualifiers.

Sometimes it wakes the kid up and he comes back a few months later with less weight, but mostly not.

Having recently retired, and having worked in close proximity to the local recruiting command, I saw it on a regular basis.

If anything, they are understating the percentage of American youth who are just plain unfit to serve.


14 posted on 10/07/2015 5:19:32 AM PDT by AbnSarge
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To: WhiskeyX; MeshugeMikey
One-third of young adults in the United States are too overweight to be in the military

They could still become active members of law enforcement.

Also, boot camp could change all that. Break down the fat, build up the man.

15 posted on 10/07/2015 5:33:49 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Will Bernie Sanders run as an Independent if he does not get the nomination of the Democrat Party?)
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To: momtothree

Yes, my physique was nothing to be proud of when I enlisted. After gaining that weight in muscle form I felt better both mentally and physically. I liked the food and the physical part of the training was arduous at best.

I have never regretted joining the Army.


16 posted on 10/07/2015 6:03:52 AM PDT by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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To: WhiskeyX

Probably a lack of testosterone is the major factor.


17 posted on 10/07/2015 7:02:15 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: a fool in paradise

I keep seeing these morbidly obese KIDS these days.

A 200 pound eight year old on a bicycle is a sight to behold.

Must be a oonspsiracy


18 posted on 10/07/2015 7:38:24 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Resolute Conservative

“Probably a lack of testosterone is the major factor.”

The USDA dietary guidelines, the carbohydrates in the processed foods, and the lack of exercise in the daily life have combined to guarantee obesity in most of the population.


19 posted on 10/07/2015 8:56:19 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: a fool in paradise

They let in the ones who have a reasonable chance of losing the fat and transitioning to muscle.

The ones they turn away are the ones who are far outside the standard and will not make it in basic/boot camp


20 posted on 10/07/2015 10:33:18 AM PDT by AbnSarge
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