N. Korean Military "Further Lower Height Limit for Fresh Conscripts"(to 53.9 inch)

Free North Korea Radio ^ | 03/17/10 | Kim Eun-ho

[TigerLikesRooster]

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N. Korean Military "Further Lower Height Limit for Fresh Conscripts"

Military: anybody who can shoot qualifies regardless of his height

N. Korean military recently instructed military mobilization department of the local authorities to lower height limit for this year's fresh conscripts from 140cm (55.1 inch) to 137cm(53.9 inch.)

On March 16, our sources in Chongjin, N. Hamkyong Province, quoting a figure from provincial military mobilization department, relayed information that, for conscription for this year which started in March, height limit for conscripts which used to be 140cm was lowered to 137cm (by 3cm,) following the directive from N. Korea’s Defense Ministry issued in early March.

He explained, "In recent years, conscription efforts have had trouble fulfilling the planned quota due to height requirement, which prompted this decision, but only 80% of quota is being filled now. After 'March of Suffering'(great famine,) kids have not had enough to eat, and the resulting malnutrition stunted (physical) growth, leading to drastically lowered height. The average height of graduating class of high school has lowered to 134cm(52.8 inch,) causing severe height and weight discrepancy to the level that makes one wonder if entirely new race is being born."

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[JimRed]

People starved in childhood don’t grow so tall.

[JimRed]

Even an attempt to load up every single B-2 and F-117 and hit each tube with its own mini JDAM would not be enough to keep them from flattening Seoul within about five minutes after they got the order.

A dozen or so neutron devices, properly spaced would take out the crews and render the tubes irrelevent. Not gonn'a happen though.

[Salamander]

Hot damn!
Finally, an army *I’m* tall enough for!

[reagan_fanatic]

Finally - something for Robert Reich to smile about.

[Eaker]

humblegunner prolly has a spare uniform .............

[Salamander]

Cold, dude...just *cold*....:)

[humblegunner]

I haven't been 4-foot-six since the twelfth century.

And then only briefly.

[Constitution Day]

LMAO!!

[Eaker]

[thackney]

Lol!

[Salamander]

What do you have left over from when you were 5’ 4”?

[I like camo...camo’s good]

[Salamander]

You *really* need to loosen his collar and tie a bit.

[Allegra]

ROFLMAO!!

[humblegunner]

Well done!

Don’t make me pull out the big guns.

[humblegunner]

What do you have left over from when you were 5’ 4”?

Mouldy kilts and tarnished brass, I'm afraid.

[Eaker]

Gunner is very uptight!

;<)

[Slings and Arrows]

The hobbits are attacking! Gird your ankles!

[Salamander]

Oh yeah, that’s exactly the word I’d use to describe him, alright.

NOT

:)

[Salamander]

Oooooh!
A *short* joke.

I’ve ~never~ heard of any of *those* before....:-P

El Runt®

[Slings and Arrows]

I doubt you’ve heard one that I haven’t heard. ;^)

SA& (Technically quaified for the DPRK Army.)