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The Marines are Looking for a Few Fat Millennials
US Defense Watch ^ | July 8, 2016 | Ray Starmann

Posted on 07/08/2016 10:07:21 PM PDT by pboyington

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1 posted on 07/08/2016 10:07:22 PM PDT by pboyington
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This is purely for tranny men. Fit women fail this. Fat women will never make it.


2 posted on 07/08/2016 10:10:09 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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It will make me feel more safe if I can be assured that the US Marines look more like my local DMV.


3 posted on 07/08/2016 10:14:46 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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That’s ####ing sharp man!!

I NEVER thought of that. Of course.


4 posted on 07/08/2016 10:19:44 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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I would like to comment on this but right now is a bad time of the month for me.

now, where is my lactation kit. i can’t find anything in the dark in this foxhole... no, i don’t do shovels...

:-( :-)


5 posted on 07/08/2016 10:20:06 PM PDT by SteveH
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....if there are no standards for President,ALL other standards are loward. Expect more from the mooslum controlled government. PURPOSELY!


6 posted on 07/08/2016 10:28:30 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: dp0622

You know, I am both extremely happy I can, but extremely sad that I have to, think like them.


7 posted on 07/08/2016 10:39:50 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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what bothers me most is that there is no one in military leadership who is saying “cut this sh^t out!!!”

All who are left seem to be rubber stamping the social engineering of the liberals.


8 posted on 07/08/2016 10:52:47 PM PDT by llevrok (Lies are born the moment someone thinks the truth is dangerous.)
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I think you’re right, it’s all about the Transpecials.
May God bless the Marines with Trump.


9 posted on 07/08/2016 10:52:55 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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The weights mentioned in the article simply don’t seem that out of line. I would certainly hesitate to call them fat as is done here. These are not supposed to be tiny girls and the BMI is certain to be decent for anyone that can complete the tests mentioned.


10 posted on 07/08/2016 11:44:55 PM PDT by SleepySimon
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We need guys like you around to let us know what’s up.

Man, I could have sat in a room for 10 days trying to figure out why they raised the weight limit and still would have come up with fat women.

Now the slightly unusual heights for women makes sense!!


11 posted on 07/08/2016 11:50:05 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: llevrok

My son is hard core, he was afraid of water, and could not swim so became a Marine. He will be leaving the core even though they offered him a good signing bonus. GOD save us all.


12 posted on 07/08/2016 11:52:10 PM PDT by Do the math (Doug)
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Gomer Piles of fat.


13 posted on 07/08/2016 11:55:28 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: pboyington

Let the elite forces represent the country and pretend to defend it.


14 posted on 07/09/2016 12:05:18 AM PDT by BloodScarletMinnesota
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“Female Marines will be allowed to weigh five to seven pounds more than before for each inch of their height, according to new guidelines published by the service. A 5-foot-6 woman, for example, was previously allowed to weigh up to 155 pounds, but can now be 161. A 5-foot-9 woman was allowed to be up to 169 pounds, but can now be 176.”

So the weight allowances changed, but did the body fat allowance? There's no mention of it. Only a complete idiot would assume that more weight automatically means more fat.

In place of fixed-arm hanging women, and men, will have the option to choose push-ups instead.

What’s next, perhaps an option not to show up for the test at all?

Oh, for God's sake, I hope the author had his fainting couch nearby. Are pull-ups a better indicator of upper body strength than push-ups? Yes. However, doing any reasonable number of push-ups is tougher than doing a flex-arm hang. Then he whines with his "not showing up" strawman.

People like this author make a tough-to-sell concept in today's "All Equal, All The Time" America like "women don't belong in combat units" by screeching like little bitches.

15 posted on 07/09/2016 12:26:49 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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what bothers me most is that there is no one in military leadership who is saying “cut this sh^t out!!!”

And what exactly do you expect them to do? The military is run by the civilian leadership. All the military leaders can do is make recommendations. Congress and POTUS tell them what to do.

16 posted on 07/09/2016 12:28:26 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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17 posted on 07/09/2016 1:26:28 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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Bookmark


18 posted on 07/09/2016 4:19:44 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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That’s the first time I’ve ever seen a guy in an an Army ROTC uniform with a globe and anchor.


19 posted on 07/09/2016 4:32:05 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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I weighed 110 pounds in boot camp and even I had a problem with push ups..

:)


20 posted on 07/09/2016 4:39:41 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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