hopefull2022
usafa/uscga 26' applicant
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I am very strong and dense but over the weight requirements, will this keep me from an appointment
My DD is also over the weight limit too. They have made no issue of it because she did really well on the PFE.I am very strong and dense but over the weight requirements, will this keep me from an appointment
I am very strong and dense but over the weight requirements, will this keep me from an appointment
Thx!It is not about the coaches wanting you or how athletic you are rather than if you meet government standards!!! Wrestlers are known to be notoriously close to if not under body fat guidelines (I was one of them in HS along with playing football (center) talk about yo-yo with my weight). Yes there are waivers but yo-yoing will take its toll both mentally and physically. Take a look at the Naval Academy, BIG D-1 athletes (a current offensive guard is 6'3" 300 lbs, that is one large person, The height weight chart says he can only weigh 219 at the high end of the scale, if you go with body fat % then you are looking at someone whose waist is 43" with a 21" neck, talk about a redwood tree!!!!) during the football season, then they have to cycle to meet regs in the off season, again there may be a waiver in place but when he enters the fleet he will have a lot of work to do.
Here is a copy of the CG body fat standards manual showing how to measure and give the official charts at the end of the manual https://media.defense.gov/2019/Apr/05/2002110152/-1/-1/0/CIM_1020_8H.PDF
Yes. There are minimum requirements.How about underweight? Is there a bottom weight limit? My son is very slender. . .
There is, but nothing a peanut butter and chocolate shake everyday cant handle! LOLHow about underweight? Is there a bottom weight limit? My son is very slender.
That's interesting! Would definitely be a benefit to those that are athletic but thicker.Worth noting that according to new CG weight standards, if you can pass a Boat Crew PT Test (or, for the Academy, 200+ on the PFE), then you meet weight standards.
That is exactly what it was made for, I think. I've always thought that height weight was pretty unfair for men, and taping was pretty unfair for women. Now the process goes like this, until you pass one:That's interesting! Would definitely be a benefit to those that are athletic but thicker.