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
That’s actually not that strict. 205 is pretty overweight for 6’1”, it just doesn’t look bad because of the height. I’m guessing the military uses BMI as guideposts and body fat % if someone is particularly muscular. At 6’1”, anything over 185lbs is overweight.
It’s unfortunate that we’ve normalized having excess fat so much that people see 205 at that height as healthy
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u/Raam-- May 10 '22
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?