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Posted on 03/17/2010 8:38:23 PM PDT by 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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No to worry, S&A, we have a secret weapon...
That’s odd.
Your posts make you look taller.
Remind me to stay out of the splatter zone.
If I seem short, it is because midgets are standing on my shoulders. < /obscure_reference>
OMGosh! I’m 64” tall, and I can’t imagine a soldier’s being 10.1” shorter than I am.
I’m a bit late today because I took myself shopping this morning, finally.
After they leave the military, they can be police officers.
That’s just what we need, undernourished, short, under-developed brained, illegal-alien, North Korean police officers. Not that I wouldn’t mind being able to outsmart them from arresting me or giving me a ticket, you understand.
Philadelphia and Chicago have already sent recruiters.
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