US Troops Are Overweight, In Pain, And Take Sleep Aids Daily

On a personal note, I think the BMI is a way off for the difference in body structures. Some of us worked out for the requirements of our duties, passed the annual PT with no problems but got pinged on weight. I never understood how the same BMI was "standard" for everyone.

Yes.

“Compared to the U.S. civilian population, the rate of overweight troops is far smaller. About 70 percent of the adult American population has a BMI above 25, meaning they are clinically overweight or obese, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

The obesity data provided by the Pentagon is derived from service members' health records. It reflects how often military doctors diagnose individual troops as overweight and record that concern in official files.”