OK, I know this is a sore subject for most but here we go. I
am 72", 230lbs and have been for most of my career. Now the Army has told
me time and time again that I am a fat body or big boy since I have joined.
Here is the problem that I have with that though. One, I workout more than a
little bit and take pride in myself and my appearance. Two, in order to figure
out my true body mass composition I had to go get a UWW (under water weighing)
done. It was ridiculous to see the differences between the UWW and our tape
method. Now, I understand that the Military does not have money to give
everyone a UWW but when do we relook at 600-9 and say maybe we need to change
some things. I truly believe that at my current size and weight I am very
healthy, not to mention I score above a 270 on my PT test and pass tape.
Personally I think we need to relook at the table that defines how much we can
weigh. Also see if we as leaders can figure out a better way to determine body
fat composition.
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I'm so sick of seeing squared away Soldiers freaked out about height and weight like it's the executioner. And before anyone comes on here and says, "Just lose weight, fat ass." Every single one of you has met or knows someone who was good at their job but was just not genetically created in the ridiculous 1940's mold that we're supposed to fit into.
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