{"id":2406770,"date":"2025-02-26T05:10:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-disregarded-physical-fitness-standards-to-hit-recruitment-goals-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T05:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:16:15","slug":"army-disregarded-physical-fitness-standards-to-hit-recruitment-goals-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-disregarded-physical-fitness-standards-to-hit-recruitment-goals-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Army disregarded physical fitness standards to hit recruitment goals &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmy-disregarded-physical-fitness-standards-to-hit-recruitment-goals-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406770&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report by the department of \u200dDefense \u200dinspector general revealed that the U.S. Army has admitted recruits who do not meet established <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pursuing-the-american-dream-through-military-service\/\" title=\"Pursuing The American Dream Through Military Service\u00a0\">physical fitness standards<\/a> in order to achieve recruitment goals.The report, titled &#8220;Management Advisory: Army\u2019s Future Soldier Preparatory Course Places Trainees At Increased Risk of Adverse Health Effects,&#8221; highlighted that 14% of recruits enrolled between February and\u200c May 2024 had body\u2063 fat percentages exceeding the military&#8217;s limits, wiht some recruits\u2062 significantly over the allowable threshold. This practice not only violates military policy but also strains the Army&#8217;s medical resources and poses health risks to recruits who \u200dmust quickly lose weight to meet standards. The Future Soldier Preparatory \u2062Course was designed to provide a path for those who might initially be disqualified based\u200d on physical fitness, granting them 90 days to\u2062 comply with \u200dArmy health standards. failure to do so\u2062 results in disqualification from enlistment.\u2064 The report emphasizes\u2062 the serious dangers thes\u200d practices pose, including increased health \u200crisks \u200dfor recruits attempting rapid weight loss.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Army disregarded physical fitness standards to hit recruitment goals<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Defense<\/a> inspector general&rsquo;s report revealed that the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Army<\/a> allowed recruits who did not meet qualifications to join.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The &ldquo;Management Advisory: Army&rsquo;s Future Soldier Preparatory Course Places Trainees At Increased Risk of Adverse Health Effects&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2025\/Feb\/20\/2003649057\/-1\/-1\/1\/2025-069-MGMT-%20HQ%20TRADOC%20REDACTED_SECURE.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> that recruiters and leadership at the Army Training Center and Fort Jackson admitted recruits with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-penn-students-disturbed-by-transgender-swimmer-dominating-female-swim-team-fear-retaliation-from-leftist-classmates\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Penn Students, Disturbed By Transgender Swimmer Dominating Female Swim Team, Fear Retaliation From Leftist Classmates\">body fat percentages<\/a> that did not comply with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">military<\/a> branch&rsquo;s physical fitness requirements and standards. According to the report, 14% of the recruits admitted between February and May 2024 who became trainees in the Army&rsquo;s Future Soldier Preparatory Course program exceeded &ldquo;the allowable 8% above the body fat composition limit for initial entry, with the highest being 19%.&rdquo; It specified in the report that no waivers were granted for these conditions, meaning these recruits should have never been admitted into the program.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating the matter, in addition to violating standards, was the strain admitting such people put on the Army&rsquo;s medical resources, the report mentioned. Such practices are hazardous given that the recruits admitted above the acceptable body fat percentage levels could experience dangerous health issues because they must lose a significant amount of weight in a short period of time in their training to meet the body fat percentages to graduate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Based on interviews with ATC&amp;FJ officials and the Division Medical Director and a review of ATC&amp;FJ medical policy, we determined that ATC&amp;FJ leadership prioritized the program&rsquo;s already limited medical resources on the 14% of trainees above the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">authorized body fat composition limit<\/a>,&rdquo; read the report. &ldquo;With the limited medical support and percentage of trainees above the body fat composition limit, the ARMS (Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength) 2.0 pilot program trainees are at an increased risk of suffering adverse medical consequences while trying to lose weight in a short time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The potential dangers include the risk of death, the report claimed, due to the need of trainees who were not compliant with body fat requirements &ldquo;to lose weight quickly to meet the body fat percentage standards.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the official policy, any recruit who sought to join the Army was supposed to be, at most, only 8% above body fat requirements to enlist before training to comply with military standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3328119\/senate-confirms-daniel-driscoll-army-secretary\/\" title=\"\">SENATE CONFIRMS DANIEL DRISCOLL AS NEXT ARMY SECRETARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Army&rsquo;s Future Soldier Preparatory Course was created to act as a backchannel entrance into the military for those who initially would be disqualified from enlisting due to being unable to meet requirements, such as physical fitness standards, among others, <a href=\"http:\/\/military.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Military.com<\/a>. If a recruit was outside these requirements, the applicant was granted 90 days to comply with Army regulations. <\/p>\n<p>Any recruit who failed to do so would not be admitted into the military branch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1999182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1999182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army ignored fitness standards to meet recruitment targets. A recent Department of Defense report disclosed that the U.S. Army accepted recruits who failed to meet qualifications. The report indicated that 14% of recruits admitted from February to May 2024 exceeded the allowable body fat limit, with some reaching up to 19%. No waivers were issued for these cases, meaning they should not have been allowed into the program. This practice strained medical resources and posed health risks as these recruits needed to lose significant weight quickly during training. The report highlighted that this could lead to severe health consequences, including death, due to rapid weight loss demands. Official policy states recruits must be no more than 8% above body fat limits before enlistment. The Future Soldier Preparatory Course was designed as an alternative entry point for those initially disqualified for failing physical standards, allowing them a 90-day period to comply before being denied admission into the Army if unsuccessful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2406771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/armytraining-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4367,51107,51108,14565,32076],"class_list":["post-2406770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-army","tag-physical-fitness","tag-recruitment-goals","tag-standards","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/armytraining-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406770"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406774,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406770\/revisions\/2406774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}