Weigh In , And Tape For The Army Today, Wtf, Really Stupid...

[bmoore]

Well i had my annual weigh in and tape test today, i weigh in at 271 lbs, my neck size if 19.50 inches, and my abs are at 34.0 inches, iam 70.0 inches tall.

so my body fat according to the army is 8.97 %, they know iam not overweight, but i still have to do the bullshit, while there was a pudgy fat ass, that meets weight standards without having to weigh in, does not have to do the tape bullshit, is this shit crazy or what ???

My allowed weight for the Army is suppose to be 194 lbs., since i weigh in at 271 lbs, i have to put up with this crazy shit.

Brian

[exposed]

I feel your pain, Im definately not as big as you but when i went to the MEPS for airforce I didnt pass either, mind you i'm not overweight but evidently 235lb at 72 inches tall warrants jumping through tons of hoops.

[bmoore]

its all BS, a buddy of mine is the same way, and the AIR FORCE is still giving him shit, he still wants to get in.

Brian

[Nacho]

Haha, you guys are all right about the BS we do. I love it when the fat bastards fail their PT test and have to do the "supervised" shit. I think as long as you dont have a huge gut hanging over your pants you should be good. If you can see muscle instead of fat, you are most likely in good shape. Only problem is tellilng that to the dumb asses that run things.

[medivac_driver]

bmorre...i just got out of the army about 14 months ago and know exactly what you mean. a guy I used to fly with was built like a brick shithouse and was constantly getting crap about his flight weight....even though we had these chubby frumpy looking dudes as flight medics/nurses makin weight:( . if you have anymore trouble let me know, i know a great doc that is out of bethesda and will help you out...he understands the lifestyle a little bit better than most of the other military docs. scouts out.

[Rhandhular]

Well i had my annual weigh in and tape test today, i weigh in at 271 lbs, my neck size if 19.50 inches, and my abs are at 34.0 inches, iam 70.0 inches tall.

so my body fat according to the army is 8.97 %, they know iam not overweight, but i still have to do the bullshit, while there was a pudgy fat ass, that meets weight standards without having to weigh in, does not have to do the tape bullshit, is this shit crazy or what ???

My allowed weight for the Army is suppose to be 194 lbs., since i weigh in at 271 lbs, i have to put up with this crazy shit.

Brian
At least you wont be on the fat boy program.

[Chief]

had to stop working out cause my back hurts when i run. iam 6'3 226 and got taped at 8% BF. glad to see other guys on here that are in the service. if one of you guys are pretty good on the "suppliment" thing send me a PM please. I havent had luck in the past and now that the test is over i want to try again

[bmoore]

The anal retentive NCO knows iam not overweight( FAT ), He says to me that ARMY REGS says iam overweight, so he has to do it, while a guy in front of me did the tape thing also, i really pissed them off when i took my shirt off to do the tape, and they could see that i no way near to being fat, and pudgt wudgy, had his gut hanging over his waist, and he still made tape, only because of his age and hes taller than me.

Plus while i was doing the tape, he had the nerve to say to us if we was overweight, that we would be flagged, i just wanted to bitch slap him right then and there.

Brian

[medivac_driver]

easy there bird-dog!! just play there game and be cool, you know that you are better shape than most of the guys in your unit...no need drawing attention to yourself, know what i mean?

i do have to agree that the military is a bit behind in regards to the physical fitness testing. was reg army for 15 years, starting with a reserve unit in june. and i'm sure there will be no over weight out of shape reservists;) . Take care man, peace.

[Alin]

Well i had my annual weigh in and tape test today, i weigh in at 271 lbs, my neck size if 19.50 inches, and my abs are at 34.0 inches, iam 70.0 inches tall.

so my body fat according to the army is 8.97 %, they know iam not overweight, but i still have to do the bullshit, while there was a pudgy fat ass, that meets weight standards without having to weigh in, does not have to do the tape bullshit, is this shit crazy or what ???

My allowed weight for the Army is suppose to be 194 lbs., since i weigh in at 271 lbs, i have to put up with this crazy shit.

Brian


8.97% at 271?? That pretty impressive.

[bmoore]

thanks for saying so, i was active duty for 4 years, and when i got into the national guard, I WAS LIKE WHAT THE HELL.

A bunch of overweight fat slobs, dont get me wrong , not everyone in the guard is overweight, but coming from active duty, where overweight does not happen to often , and seeing it like that, I WAS REALLY PISSED OFF.

Brian

[alan1973]

Air FARSE was just as bad. and Taping is not that precise, but since it takes actual training to use the pinch test and the hydro test (the most accurate) is VERY expensive, they chose the easiest, cheapest and least acurate method.
Genetics can skew the tape test and make a buffed guy seem to be a fat slob.

[Matti]

Feel your pain bro. Funny thing is they allow alot of slobs to slide, just because SOMEONE decided that there BMI was ok. My personal experience was I went into recruit training at 5'11 @ 240 with round 10.5%. I passed the Initial strength test and even could do my 20 pull ups but I was put on diet tray!! I lost 41lbs in 3 months and my pull ups went down to 17 and my 3mile time suffered. Just shows you how important nutrition is.