....I am a Navy vet, too, although I am actually retired from the Air Force....during an open house event, I remember visiting a Navy ship and seeing a minority female, very overweight, in her dress whites, a BM2 (Botswains Mate 2nd class) as part of the OOD party, thinking what ever happened to our height and weight standards of our Navy...??
Maybe she was kept in “stock” just incase a spare”Bouy” was needed
A second class boatswain's mate doesn't have to do anything but hold a coffee cup without spilling and scream at the deck apes. No fitness needed.