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Originally Posted by SStockDart
Now that is funny.............how did that fat so get in the Army? Are you sure it is not a Marine with an Army T-Shirt? Lots of fat kids when I was drafted. Basic training nearly killed em. I distinctly remember a Navajo from New Mexico that was probably 300 pounds.............leaving basic he was probably 220. What is the TV show...........oh, biggest loser.........send em to basic and watch them lose weight. LOL
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Gary, that is the real deal. The policy when I left the Corps was "zero tolerance" with regards fat bodies. They can't even be transferred to other unit while they are weight control.
When I was at MCRD we would take the recruits out of the training cycle and put them in the "pig farm" and put them on a diet and PT the crap out of them until they met the minimum standards. It is my understanding that the recruiters can not ship them if they are overweight.
Our women are in better shape than most men in the other services!
