SFC Private RallyPoint Member 80805 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><br /><br /><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">OK, I know this is a sore subject for most but here we go. I<br />am 72", 230lbs and have been for most of my career. Now the Army has told<br />me time and time again that I am a fat body or big boy since I have joined.<br />Here is the problem that I have with that though. One, I workout more than a<br />little bit and take pride in myself and my appearance. Two, in order to figure<br />out my true body mass composition I had to go get a UWW (under water weighing)<br />done. It was ridiculous to see the differences between the UWW and our tape<br />method. Now, I understand that the Military does not have money to give<br />everyone a UWW but when do we relook at 600-9 and say maybe we need to change<br />some things. I truly believe that at my current size and weight I am very<br />healthy, not to mention I score above a 270 on my PT test and pass tape.<br />Personally I think we need to relook at the table that defines how much we can<br />weigh. Also see if we as leaders can figure out a better way to determine body<br />fat composition.<p></p></p><br /><br /> 2014-03-21T07:36:18-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 80805

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><br /><br /><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">OK, I know this is a sore subject for most but here we go. I<br />am 72", 230lbs and have been for most of my career. Now the Army has told<br />me time and time again that I am a fat body or big boy since I have joined.<br />Here is the problem that I have with that though. One, I workout more than a<br />little bit and take pride in myself and my appearance. Two, in order to figure<br />out my true body mass composition I had to go get a UWW (under water weighing)<br />done. It was ridiculous to see the differences between the UWW and our tape<br />method. Now, I understand that the Military does not have money to give<br />everyone a UWW but when do we relook at 600-9 and say maybe we need to change<br />some things. I truly believe that at my current size and weight I am very<br />healthy, not to mention I score above a 270 on my PT test and pass tape.<br />Personally I think we need to relook at the table that defines how much we can<br />weigh. Also see if we as leaders can figure out a better way to determine body<br />fat composition.<p></p></p><br /><br />

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