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« on: October 11, 2016, 10:54:33 am »
And the fattest U.S. military service is ...

By: Andrew Tilghman, October 9, 2016 (Photo Credit: Joe Raedle , Getty Images )
The U.S. military is fatter than ever, and the Army is leading the way with more than one in 10 soldiers considered clinically overweight, according to new Defense Department data obtained by Military Times.

Coming in a close second is the Air Force, followed by the Navy.

Marines appear to be the fittest service members in today's force. Yet despite the Corps’ culture of fitness and vigor, more than 4,800 Marines appear to be heavier than regulations allow.

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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2016, 11:49:49 am »
Heh, I would have guessed Air Force followed by Navy...  Surprising!
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2016, 12:08:16 pm »
Army figures get skewed by the chairborne divisions.
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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2016, 05:40:37 pm »
What's really startling about those numbers is how much they've jumped in the last 5 years.
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