Marine recruit loses more than 100 pounds to graduate from boot camp
Marine Pvt. Carlos Paz-Sosa graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on July 12 after losing more than 100 pounds to start boot camp.
JEFF SCHOGOL
POSTED ON JUL 16, 2024 12:35 PM EDT
Marine Pvt. Carlos Paz-Sosa 2024
MARINE PVT. CARLOS PAZ-SOSA LOST MORE THAN 100 POUNDS TO START BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO AND HE BECAME EVEN MORE FIT DURING RECRUIT TRAINING. (FACEBOOK PHOTOS)
Carlos Paz-Sosa decided during his senior year in high school that he wanted to enlist in the Marines, but soon got bad news from a recruiter: He would need to shed more than 100 pounds before he could ship to boot camp, according to a Marine Corps news story. Paz-Sosa struggled with his weight throughout his childhood and he was far outside of the Marines’ physical requirements.
With the support of his family, his recruiter, and others, Paz-Sosa not only lost the weight, but on July 12 graduated from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot San Diego.
“It took a lot of going to the gym and eating healthy,” Paz-Sosa said in the news release. “My mom makes good food, so portion control was probably the hardest part.”
Getting in shape for boot camp marked a turning point for Paz-Sosa, who had been overweight for most of his life, he said. It took him roughly a year of diet and exercise before he was able to stand in the yellow footprints at the receiving phase of recruit training.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-recruit-weight-training/
