Pentagon Says Military Is Overweight - Business Insider
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Across all ages, 51.2% of service members were overweight, most often in the Coast Guard (57.2%) than all other services. For males, over half (54.2%) were classified by the Body Mass Index (BMI) as overweight, and a little over one-third (34.4%) of females were overweight.
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As of late, though, due in small part to exposure to combat, Pentagon authorities have sought to trim back on some of those muscle-bound Marines, soldiers and sailors.
Not because muscle-bound troops ware any less fit, but because an average male grunt can’t drag a 250-pound buddy from the kill zone, regardless of whether that weight is from fat or from muscle.
Among the weight statistics were other alarming numbers regarding post traumatic stress, sexual assault, drug abuse and especially alcohol abuse.
According to the report, a full third of America’s military reported binge drinking at least once within the last 30 days — worst of the branches was the Marine Corps, which reported half its members reported a binge drinking session in the last 30 days.
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