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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 711246" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Yep. Jabber. husband also had to go to weigh-ins. Not only did they want him to put on 20lbs, they wanted to see MORE body fat as he had a very low BMI. husband was a dancer and martial artist who ran 10 miles a day on top of that.</p><p></p><p>He had to go to MEPS as well once a week to be weighed and have his BMI checked. </p><p></p><p>He did not have to PT,though. His exercise programs were considered adequate and he passed the PT test upon enlisting. Just too skinny for their tastes.</p><p></p><p>But yeah, once he went on delayed enlistment, he belonged to the Army. He has a report date and everything.</p><p></p><p></p><p>He got a royal chewing out over the ankle, too. A black recruiting sergeant told him, "You're proof white men can't jump!" husband shot back, "First of all, I'm short. Second of all, I can jump just fine. It's the landings that need work!" (He broke his ankle playing pickup basketball..)</p><p></p><p>And they didn't call it "delayed enlistment' back then. They called it "delayed reporting"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 711246, member: 1963"] Yep. Jabber. husband also had to go to weigh-ins. Not only did they want him to put on 20lbs, they wanted to see MORE body fat as he had a very low BMI. husband was a dancer and martial artist who ran 10 miles a day on top of that. He had to go to MEPS as well once a week to be weighed and have his BMI checked. He did not have to PT,though. His exercise programs were considered adequate and he passed the PT test upon enlisting. Just too skinny for their tastes. But yeah, once he went on delayed enlistment, he belonged to the Army. He has a report date and everything. He got a royal chewing out over the ankle, too. A black recruiting sergeant told him, "You're proof white men can't jump!" husband shot back, "First of all, I'm short. Second of all, I can jump just fine. It's the landings that need work!" (He broke his ankle playing pickup basketball..) And they didn't call it "delayed enlistment' back then. They called it "delayed reporting" [/QUOTE]
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