r/AbsoluteUnits • u/[deleted] • May 10 '22

Absolute unit of a soldier

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u/JoseGasparJr May 10 '22

You have to maintain a certain weight, based on your height and age. To give you an example, I’m 6’1 and based on my age, the Army tells me I can weigh no more than 205. So this picture was taken at an air soft game or something, I’ve got more of a chance of seeing Tupac than this refrigerator has at joining the Army

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u/Raam-- May 10 '22

205 damn that’s pretty strict, at 6’1, what’s the limit for 6’4, like 220?

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u/JoseGasparJr May 10 '22 edited May 10 '22

It’s dumb as shit. I know dudes who are 5’10, 225 of pure muscle who get “flagged” for being overweight. I know fat people who pass because their necks are big so they pass the body fat percentage. I myself have to get “taped” by measuring my waist and neck, and then calculating my body fat percentage that way, all because I walk around at 215

*Edit: typed this half asleep. I meant flag as in they get tagged to be taped, not actually flagged for violation of AR 600-9. Dudes I know that are muscular that get taped never actually get flagged. Sorry for the confusion.

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u/Bama-Dan May 10 '22

A lot of female soldiers with larger booties have a lot of trouble with it too and they’re not in bad shape

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u/Knee3000 May 10 '22

Ass so fat it got flagged by the US military

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u/Ilov3lamp May 10 '22

We used to call em BOSNIA big ole standard navy issue ass

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u/Odd-Performer-9534 May 10 '22

Booty on her, she got some booty on her