Too Heavy to Fight? How the Army Is Combating the Obesity Crisis to Find Recruits
FORT JACKSON, South Carolina — Pvt. David Dean weighed 320 lbs. when he went to visit a National Guard recruiter. A West Virginia plumber by trade, he wanted to prove to himself that he could serve, and he’d always wanted to put on the uniform. “I could never get in because I was overweight,” Dean […]
Soldiers and Other Visitors to Army Bases Could See Heavy Traffic at Gates Amid ‘100% ID Checks’
Army personnel and other visitors to Army bases nationwide could see increased traffic while getting through the gates between now and mid-June as the service checks all incoming IDs in an effort to study security guard staffing requirements. A release from Redstone Arsenal in Alabama on Wednesday warned of the possibility of heightened traffic because […]