Is the Army getting fat??

<p>People, don’t stress the height/weight ratio–it’s the body fat percentage that matters when it comes down too it. We (the CPTs course I’m in) had our final APFT for it today, and half the class gets “taped” but that includes all of us that maxed it too…remember, muscle weighs more than fat. Your ability to do your job is what matters. The Army is looking at it more and more, and even if they do “officially” relax some of the weight standards–they will not relax the actual PT test standards, if anything, they may increase the # of events, etc. And that would make sense—I’ve seen plenty a people who may not meet the table weight, but that out-ruck, out-run, out push up and out sit up some skinny little weak guys and girls that can’t do any of that (nothing against skinny people, just don’t be weak!). Endurance is the key…pursue physical fitness, and trust me, USMA will POUND this into your brain, that when you get into the Army aftewards it’ll be culture shock to not see it to the extent it is at USMA–but you’ll be physically set up for success.</p>