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Anthropometric issues
- Thread starter maowczykowski1
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I’m 6’6” and I only missed sitting height for helos by .3”. Doc wouldn’t give it to me 
I did redes with two others who were shorter but their sitting height was higher. They were more torso than I was.
There’s a reason they schedule anthro first thing in the morning, when you are taller. I frequently wrestle with the thought that if I had stayed up standing the night before instead of sleeping, maybe I’d be wearing different anchors. But I also wouldn’t have made the friends I did along the way. I am curious if the TH57 replacement will have different anthro restrictions.
I did redes with two others who were shorter but their sitting height was higher. They were more torso than I was.
There’s a reason they schedule anthro first thing in the morning, when you are taller. I frequently wrestle with the thought that if I had stayed up standing the night before instead of sleeping, maybe I’d be wearing different anchors. But I also wouldn’t have made the friends I did along the way. I am curious if the TH57 replacement will have different anthro restrictions.
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maowczykowski1
Active Member
So I get remeasured and qualified for maritime and helos.
I'd think you'd be able to get a remeasure. When I first got my antrho done in Corpus Christi, I was told my BKL disqualified me as "too short". I'm 5'8", not an Amazon but not a total shortstop. Got sent out to Pensacola and remeasured and received a qualified "clear to fit in basically any aircraft as needed". Not a lot of clinics have the fancy measuring stick and some of the ones that do hardly ever use it (i.e. Corpsman who aren't proficient at using it).
We had a pilot at my command that was 6'5" and an NFO that's 6'6" (actually pretty sure he's an inch taller than that but...). I always feel bad watching the super tall guys walk through the jet because they're in a constant slightly hunched over state for 8, 10 hour flights.
bigbird
Biggest Bird
Thanks for the input! Also I will GLADLY take hunched over rather then a redesignation...