[MinuteGal]

You've pointed out something in your post that I've been wondering about since I first saw Manning in a brief snippet on TV.

He is so very tiny, like a human in miniature....with an almost childlike face. Weird.

Are there minimum height and weight standards in the military?

Video catches of this guy are almost non-existent, by the way.

Leni

[MinuteGal]

I found the answer to my own question. Manning is 5'2' and weights 105 lbs.

Can a male get into the Army at this height and weight?

Leni

[House Atreides]

“....He is so very tiny, like a human in miniature....with an almost childlike face. Weird.....”
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It is weird and I don’t think I had seen a similar picture (of him in context with “normal” sized soldiers) before.

By the way, I believe that several years ago they may have found some fossil remains of one of Bradley Manning’s ancestors in a cave in an Indonesian island.

[Chode]

regs say 60"... but he doesn't look 5' tall to me

[Bikkuri]

I weighed right at 100 lbs when I went in... had to get a waiver from some higher-up to go in though, underweight. Boot camp took care of that.. was 130 when I left boot camp.. and none of it was fat ;)