[edpc]

....one in four young people are unqualified for military service because of their weight.....

You' be surprised how qualified you are after 8-13 weeks of mandatory diet and exercise (read bootcamp).

[SeeSac]

You' be surprised how qualified you are after 8-13 weeks of mandatory diet and exercise (read bootcamp).

Times have certainly changed. For the most part the guys in our boot camp (1968) came out less fit than when they went in. It was the navy.

[Future Snake Eater]

So true. Our fatboys dropped a lot of weight in basic. I gained about 20 pounds from the diet and exercise—all muscle, since we were always hungry and I would’ve killed for a cheeseburger!