Too fat to fight

[Greed and Death]

They wouldnt let me in because of that, the requirements they want are rather ludicrous tbqh, I could meet every other physical challenge, but they said my BMI was too high,

What's your BMI?

According to the calculator, 33.7, but I was actually in slightly better shape back then...

What branch did you try to enlist in? My BMI was 34.8 when I enlisted in the Army (By the end of basic training it was 27.5). The weight I was at at that my time would have meant that I wouldn't have been able to enlist in the Marines (although I also could not enlist in the Marines because I was 17 and had not completed school yet).

When i was in they used % body fat.
BMI screws up for those with muscle.

[KaIashnikov]

Oh fucking no, only 20 million young Americans have the physical characteristics necessary to fight off invaders... am quite sure this is enough.

Half those kids are assholes who doesn't know the meaning of sacrifice.

The other Half go to college to make the world a smart place.

The other 1% make a difference in the world. Semper Fi.

[Dyakovo]

They wouldnt let me in because of that, the requirements they want are rather ludicrous tbqh, I could meet every other physical challenge, but they said my BMI was too high,

What's your BMI?

According to the calculator, 33.7, but I was actually in slightly better shape back then...

What branch did you try to enlist in? My BMI was 34.8 when I enlisted in the Army (By the end of basic training it was 27.5). The weight I was at at that my time would have meant that I wouldn't have been able to enlist in the Marines (although I also could not enlist in the Marines because I was 17 and had not completed school yet).

When i was in they used % body fat.
BMI screws up for those with muscle.

When I enlisted they had a chart with the acceptable weight ranges for each height so in effect they used BMI, however if you exceeded the maximum they would check body fat percentage. As it was I was fat not muscular and if I remember correctly (this was 20+ years ago) 240 lbs was the cut off for 5'9".

[Yenke-Bin]

I was told I cannot join because I have asthma. Good for me, I say.

[Maurepas]

They wouldnt let me in because of that, the requirements they want are rather ludicrous tbqh, I could meet every other physical challenge, but they said my BMI was too high,

What's your BMI?

According to the calculator, 33.7, but I was actually in slightly better shape back then...

What branch did you try to enlist in? My BMI was 34.8 when I enlisted in the Army (By the end of basic training it was 27.5). The weight I was at at that my time would have meant that I wouldn't have been able to enlist in the Marines (although I also could not enlist in the Marines because I was 17 and had not completed school yet).

I was actually trying to get into the Air National Guard, cause I could stay on the Coast, and they had a good college payment plan....

[Robarya]

It should also be considered that in the event of the USA losing a major war, all the fit people would be dead and then it really would be a nation of obesity. Suppose then than the population drops to zero because none of the attractive females who survived (presumably because they for one reason or another didn't fight) didn't want to reproduce with the obese leftovers, or were raped beyond fertility by whoever beat the USA...

DON'T BE FAT. After all, you don't want to lose your way of life, do you? With enough people you might be able to win...

[being fat isn't a way of life... it's a way of slow death]

Hey, sitting infront of the TV with hamburgers, fries, coke & potato chips is a way of life too!

Anyways, if the U.S. will face a serious war where it desperately needs everyone they can get a hold of, they will no doubt introduce conscription and/or lower the requirements, and most of the fatties will be in decent shape in no time.