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The U.S. Military's Weighty Challenge: 'Skinny-Fat' Recruits
« on: Monday, Oct 02, 2023 09:48 am »
 
The U.S. Military's Weighty Challenge: 'Skinny-Fat' Recruits
Story by Ben Kesling •
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Twice a year a year, all members of the U.S. armed forces must pass a physical fitness test. When tape measures meet bellies, though, things can get complicated.

Can fit people have large waists? Are skinny people automatically in shape? Is it OK to suck in the gut?

These matters have been prompting considerable navel-gazing in the nation’s military, along with such questions as—where should the tape measure even go, and is it the right tool for modern days?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-u-s-military-s-weighty-challenge-skinny-fat-recruits/ar-AA1hwgbw
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Re: The U.S. Military's Weighty Challenge: 'Skinny-Fat' Recruits
« Reply #1 on: Monday, Oct 02, 2023 09:50 am »
The real problem is getting enough recruits - period!  Beggars can't afford to be choosy!
“Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.” Louis D. Brandeis