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New in 2017: The military will redefine who's too fat to serve
« on: December 27, 2016, 10:43:58 am »
New in 2017: The military will redefine who's too fat to serve

By: Andrew Tilghman, December 24, 2016
The Pentagon in 2017 is expected to unveil a new force-wide policy governing body-fat standards, rules likely to change how the military defines and evaluates body composition, and determines who's too fat to serve.

While the Pentagon establishes minimum requirements, allowing each of the services to enforce stricter standards if they choose, the looming change comes as military data suggests obesity rates among troops are growing at an alarming rate. Today, 7.8 percent of the military is clinically overweight. That's about one in every 13 troops.

That's way up from 2001, when it was just 1.6 percent of the total force, or one in 60 troops, according to Defense Department data. Obesity rates are highest among women, African Americans, Hispanics and older service members.

http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/military-obesity-policy-bmi-tape-test
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