Weight Standards

Colleges and Universities A-Z Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs
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<p>What happened to the weight standard. I noticed the first two new cadets and was very surprised, maybe Coach Calhoun is recruiting the new O-line but wow!</p>

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<p>guy on the end is clearly OVER fat. No way that is mostly muscle.</p>

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<p>When I first saw this post, I thought perhaps you were talkin bout my S. At 6'-3", 140 lbs I have my own concerns about weight standards!!</p>

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<p>Yikes....I hope they are packing some pounds on him. BCT is not know for GAINING weight.</p>

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<p>I hope they are checking my boys' weights fairly often. Especially the (slightly) taller of the two, he has had less then 2% body fat which is not good. When he got up to 35 miles/wk running, he had to take a protein supplement, mixed with ice cream, to keep his weight up. Life is so not fair.</p>

<p>Here's a joke from my youth:</p>

<p>Men ask: "Why am I here?"
Women ask: "Why am I fat?"</p>

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<p>Yeah, sometimes the weight limits get waived for big guys...for instance my old roommate was a 6'5", 300-pound football player. Sure he wasn't as fit as some guys, but then again not everyone else is either. If you wanted someone big to help you lift or push something heavy though, he was your man.</p>

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<p>How do those big guys do on the long runs? I would think some of those dudes really have a tough time keeping up, and keeping hydrated.</p>

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<p>Yeah, sometimes the weight limits get waived for big guys...for instance my old roommate was a 6'5", 300-pound football player. Sure he wasn't as fit as some guys, but then again not everyone else is either. If you wanted someone big to help you lift or push something heavy though, he was your man.</p>

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<li> If there is a "weight standard" there should be no exceptions. I probably could see an exception if it was muscle weight vs. FAT weight...but that photo, IMHO, is an example of FAT weight.</li>
<li> I know many schools bend the rules for "football" I never understood it. School is the priority...in this case it is the Air Force. THAT is the priority and if he cannot meet THOSE requirements for fitness/health...he shouldn't be allowed to take the place of someone who CAN meet those standards. Isn't there a purpose to all of that? Or is it football is the exception? Like the kid at USMA I think who got drafted by the football professionals. That's is NOT, IMHO, military service. I don't care how he is used to recruit etc.</li>
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<p>I personally agree with you, but again, stuff like this is handled way above my pay grade. Sometimes the powers that be seem to have their priorities out of order, but what can you do? That's life, I suppose.</p>

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<p>A follow-up.....Word is that my BC has put on 10 lbs!!</p>

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<p>Yikes! How much Ensure can one person drink in 3 weeks! :)</p>

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<p>A WHOLE LOT!</p>

<p>(I was on 3 a day, and maintaining weight...yeah fast metabolism!)</p>

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<p>I'll admit I jacked one of the ensures out of the enormous pile of cases. The Basics actually avoid drinking their ensures half the time. Leaves a lot of extras...</p>

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<p>My kids loved that ensure but thought it needed ice cream. Twin 1 within a pound of lowest weight acceptable; twin 2 - won't say. typical.</p>

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<p>Well, HNeedle told me he hoped to lose some weight at 5"11" 145 lbs, so he could get on the ensure supplements. He has maintained his 145 the whole time. He LOVES the food... go figure. He says he eats, then he has 3 PB&J sandwiches at dinner. At breakfast he has 3 bowls of cereal, sausage and bacon. My GOSH, he LOVES the food... LOL Good thing he is running and doing physical training.</p>