The height/weight and body fat calculations vary so much depending on body type. The system the military uses is far from perfect, there are so many extremely fit soldiers that miss the mark because of these imperfect systems of measuring body fat.
It's hard to tell if someone is going to have issues unless you actually see what body type they have, simply postin weights doesn't always tell the whole story.
Granted, if you are over weight by 20lbs or more it is a concern that should be taken into consideration when joining ROTC.
Height seems to have a lot to do with it, taller cadets can carry the extra weight better, most of the time. Cadets under 6 ft that are over weight seem to have the greatest issue. My older son is always just a few lbs under the Max, he is 6-4+, to look at him you would consider him slim, wears a 34 waist, he works out regularly and could probably wash his clothes on his stomach, but he is still just a few lbs shy of the Max.
Had the pleasure of working with a couple Pararescue a while ago, some of these guys looked like they just stepped out of the WWE Ring, made me wonder how they ever passed the height/weight, some of these guys had to be 6-3 240lbs, although they did carry it well.
The military really needs to come up with a better way to measure height/weight body fat percentages.
It's hard to tell if someone is going to have issues unless you actually see what body type they have, simply postin weights doesn't always tell the whole story.
Granted, if you are over weight by 20lbs or more it is a concern that should be taken into consideration when joining ROTC.
Height seems to have a lot to do with it, taller cadets can carry the extra weight better, most of the time. Cadets under 6 ft that are over weight seem to have the greatest issue. My older son is always just a few lbs under the Max, he is 6-4+, to look at him you would consider him slim, wears a 34 waist, he works out regularly and could probably wash his clothes on his stomach, but he is still just a few lbs shy of the Max.
Had the pleasure of working with a couple Pararescue a while ago, some of these guys looked like they just stepped out of the WWE Ring, made me wonder how they ever passed the height/weight, some of these guys had to be 6-3 240lbs, although they did carry it well.
The military really needs to come up with a better way to measure height/weight body fat percentages.