Overweight soldiers booted [PHOTO/VIDEO], Growing ranks of the U.S. Army are no longer fighting fit -- they're fighting fat, the Washington Post reports.
About
16 times more U.S. troops were drummed out of the Army this year for
being overweight than were five years ago, military officials say.
The
Washington Post reported Monday during the first 10 months of this
year, the Army discharged 1,625 soldiers for being out of shape.
The
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center says between 1998 and 2010, the
number of active-duty military personnel categorized as overweight or
obese more than tripled, with 86,186 troops diagnosed as overweight or
obese in 2010. Go here for more including photo and video.
