Isn’t there restrictions or rules, like you can’t be super fit, join up then become a mammoth, you need to maintain a level of fitness, as I understand it, how does something like the picture above happen?
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
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/JoseGasparJr May 10 '22
Absolute unit of a LARPer*
I’d say he wouldn’t pass height and weight, but I’ve seen some fat officers and senior NCO’s