[NormsRevenge]

We had a guy, came in 300 and left 198 in 14 weeks. He could have been Platoon Guide but he couldn’t climb a rope or do more than a chin-up or two. I admired his grit but didn’t envy all the lettuce&roughage and cottage cheese he had to eat while we slopped on the regular grub... and PT was a b*tch. This was the early 70s.

[Lurker]

I actually went in on a "Weight Waiver" because I was underweight by about 8 pounds.

In less than 7 weeks the USMC put 17 pounds on me, all solid muscle.

I was on double rations, and just a bit of 'extra' conditioning. I did pushups till I was sure I was going to die....

But having been there, I'm sure you know how that is.

Semper Fi!

L

[AlaskaErik]

We had a guy, came in 300 and left 198 in 14 weeks. He could have been Platoon Guide but he couldn’t climb a rope or do more than a chin-up or two. I admired his grit but didn’t envy all the lettuce&roughage and cottage cheese he had to eat while we slopped on the regular grub... and PT was a b*tch. This was the early 70s.

That's about the time I went through basic. We called it the Fat Boy Platoon. If you were overweight, you went there until you lost the weight and could be cycled into a regular platoon. I was well under the weight standard so I didn't have to go through that.