You're an idiot.
Whats your problem?. I am not attacking the US military, merely talking about their training and physical fitness.
In my experience, US soldiers and marines tend to be more bulked up and fond of weights as opposed to say British or Aussie or Russian soldiers and marines who tend to be leaner and less weight-driven in their fitness regime.
BTW, I am ex-military myself and have worked with the US army and marines.
Actually, I believe scotsman is correct. I started noticing a trend here in america about 10-12 years ago. The young males became overly obsessed with pumping iron and bulking up. Cops and military personel tend to be a bit on the heavy side and seem to prefer to cultivate muscles that are good for nothing but a 10 second burst of power followed by a 10 minute rest.
Those kinds of muscles may work out great for a cop who spends his days sitting in a squad car and MAYBE needs to pull a bad guy to the ground once a month and put cuffs on him. But it is entirely the wrong kind of build for a military man who is on foot carrying a rifle.
Look at the physiques of the guys competing in the decathlon. Those are muscles built to perform a variety of tasks. It is a much different muscle type than your average iron pumping gym rat. Now look at the physiques of the guys doing triathlons. In my experience, the most physically capable people there are, are midway between a decathlete and a triathlete, but with a stronger back. Athletes tend to have weak backs compared to the average working guy doing a physically demanding job.