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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 13 > Army recruiter weighs chunky hopefuls

Army recruiter weighs chunky hopefuls

Many applicants have been turned away as too obese. One possible answer: training

By Susanne M. Schafer / The Bulletin
January 13, 2009

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — The Army has been dismissing so many overweight applicants that its top recruiter, trying to keep troop numbers up in wartime, is considering starting a fat farm to transform chubby trainees into svelte soldiers.

Maj. Gen. Thomas Bostick, head of the Army....

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