Schnugg, they'll have to cut the weight to 235 to start API. I had to drop about 15 pounds when I checked into the pool last summer, plus I had to sign every waiver imaginable for ejection seats, stroking seats, etc.
I believe the fleet limit is 245, but to start the pipeline is 235. There aren't any waivers given for being over the 235, since weight isn't a medical issue. If you're over at the time of the NOMI physical, the API people will just let the guys have sufficient time to get down to it. For me, they didn't set a timeframe, they just said I had to show progress weekly, which I did and was no problem.
There was one guy a few months before me who had been about 260 at check in and hadn't lost any weight for a few months. He was politely asked to choose a different career path.
Oh, and if they weigh 235, just tell them to be ready to hit the ground really hard when they do the redneck parasailing!:icon_tong
