The Air Force has lowered its body weight limits for men and women because many Americans are too overweight to serve and the military is struggling to find qualified candidates.
According to new Air Force standards, men can now have a body fat percentage of 26% (up from 20%) and women can have a body fat percentage of 36% (up from 28%). The Air Force stated that this decision was made to broaden the recruiting pool as fewer Americans have chosen a military career.
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“The Air Force is looking to open the aperture on qualifying a broader pool of young Americans for service in the Air Force. These changes bring the Air Force in line with DOD policy,” Leslie Brown, Air Force Recruiting Service spokeswoman, told Fox News. “While recruits will be allowed to join with greater body fat percentages, they will still be expected to meet the same fitness standards as everyone else to stay in the service. That means meeting the waist-to-height ratio requirement the Air Force announced in January and implemented this month.”
According to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, the Air Force is on track to fall short of its active-duty recruiting objective by roughly 10%. The recruiting dilemma came after the Air Force discharged hundreds of airmen for refusing to receive the COVID vaccine.
According to a CDC press release from last year, around one-third of people between the ages of 17 and 24 are “too heavy” to serve in the military. Even if young Americans meet the weight criteria, they may not be suitable for military service for other reasons.
“Among the young adults who meet weight requirements, only 3 in 4 report physical activity levels that prepare them for challenges in basic training,” the CDC said.
Obesity rates among active duty service members climbed from 16% in 2015 to 19% in 2020, according to the CDC. Another issue is that fat soldiers are more likely to sustain a musculoskeletal injury, according to one study.
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“We are recruiting today’s generation, not my generation who joined more than 30 years ago, where a tattoo may have been taboo but is now a societal norm,” Brown added in her statement. “Or where youth now live a more sedentary lifestyle than before – we can take those new recruits and can promote physical fitness and overall healthier living decisions into their everyday routines as Airmen.”
The Air Force is not the only arm of the military that is modifying its standards. Last year, the Army agreed to decrease physical criteria for women and senior military personnel.
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