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Army eases weight rules for recruits

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Anonymous | 9:14 a.m. Jan. 5, 2009

Joining the army is a great way to go on a mission and serve your nation.

Anonymous | 1:22 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

WORD MY BROTHER WORD

RiotGrrl | 1:31 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

Okay so they're trying to recruit the "football player" types, the atheletes, who probably already have scholarships and have little interest or need to join the Army.

Anonymous | 1:52 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

The Guard and Reserve already have a problem with soldiers meeting weight standards. This is likely goign to get out of control. Hopefully bringing more people in, even if they're fatties, will give commanders the flexibility they need to kick people out who year after year fail to meet weight and fitness standards rather than just keeping them in because they need the numbers.

Anonymous | 1:53 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

Joining the Army is a great way to get killed on a mission and serve your politicians.

Dewey Oxberger | 1:53 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

And just think; after eight weeks of basic training, you'll be a lean, mean fighting machine.

Drill Sergeant | 2:46 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

What is you major malfunction, Private Pyle?

Anonymous | 2:53 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

My brother - Q: what is the word? A: Thunderbird.

Anonymous | 2:58 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

They need to stop using the BMI to determine these things. If you are in the army and are a huge musclebound american gladiators looking guy the army calls you fat and makes you work out so you will lose weight.

BotchedExperiment | 4:20 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

I don't see any horns on you, boy.

Ed Clinch | 10:18 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009

It's an honor to serve your nation, if you are American, Canadian, Mexican or Cuban.

Are you grateful to serve?

I am.

Specialist Clinch

PS: And I made my weight last Saturday after the holidays!

Bill Smith | 7:06 a.m. Jan. 6, 2009

And this is something new? You don't have to even pass the APFT until you get to your first duty station.

Inside Knowledge | 8:24 a.m. Jan. 6, 2009

Actually you can be muscle bound and still make weight. If you don't meet your table weight, they tape you and figure out your body fat and if you are below the percentage for your age you are treated just the same as someone that passed table weight.

re: anonymous | 8:30 a.m. Jan. 6, 2009

Haven't you heard? The bird is the word.

Anonymous | 9:12 a.m. Jan. 6, 2009

Q: What's the Word?

A: Thunderbird

Q: What's the Price?

A: Sixty Twice!!

A New Recruit | 9:17 a.m. Jan. 6, 2009

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Anonymous | 2:53 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009
My brother - Q: what is the word? A: Thunderbird.
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You just quoted a malt liquor ad, you silly tosser.
"What's the word, Thunderbird. How's it sold, good and cold. What's the price, 30 twice."

ON the subject, I'm planning on joining the Army in 2 months AFTER I lose 4.5 more pounds to meet my maximum allowable weight.

Shouldnt surprise anyone... | 10:00 a.m. Jan. 6, 2009

Really. Look around your work place. I bet you can't walk 10 feet with out walking into someone overweight. It disgusts me. I work out and value my health and body. How people can be so lazy is ludicris and to let thier children get this way is even worse. Obesity the downfall of man.

Dont wanna be a cow | 10:24 a.m. Jan. 6, 2009

I think the need for more cattle to lead to slaughter is the real reason the waiver is in place.
Come on lil doggies, cant you see we got ourselves a war to win. Head em up,move em out, pick it up!! RAWHIDE!! Yee haaa!!

I'm staying on the Group B bench: Arlo Guthries' "Alice's resturant"

To "Dont wanna be a cow" | 11:02 a.m. Jan. 6, 2009

Military service is voluntary. It wasn't voluntary in Guthrie's day.

Arlo Guthries' probably a socialist. Go ahead, stay with group B... you complacent slacker.

Tony | 12:59 p.m. Jan. 6, 2009

Get it right. It's the Group W bench. DUH.

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