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Weight requirments
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If youre overweight and its noticeable, my recruiter at least, would tell you too get back intouch with him after youve taken care of the problem, whatever it may be. You need to just go out there and bust your ass until the problem is solved. I'm sure no recruiter wants to back someone when he knows its probable theyll get shot down. I've seen some guys get blown off down here because of that, ESPECIALLY for a flight spot, its a very athletic field from what I am told.
If we are going by weight alone then I'm over, but I have been lifting for many years so the weight to height ratio is a bit misleading. I'm not fat; I'm just over the maximum that the navy wants. I think I would be ok if they would do the measurement. Also I lost 20 pounds in 8 weeks so loosing it won't be a problem. The more muscle you have the easier it is to loose it. My run right now is around 11:30 and I see it getting better as I loose more. If I'm not going to OCS for a while then I'll come in to OCS in great shape. I have that drive to get to my goal.
Pain...is weakness leaving the body
Pain...is weakness leaving the body
Hey Rhollin: I would try to do what you can now to lose weight. But if you do the medical and they say you are overweight...they may just tell you to drop a few pounds and check back in a couple of weeks. (there was an enlisted girl going through MEPS, whom I overheard this stated to her.)
I was lucky, didn't have a problem on the weight thing (as girls get like 35% body fat oked by navy..which is actually really high). But since I've had so many months to prepare for OCS, I have lost at least 10 pounds since my medical. I still have a little over 4 months til OCS..so I'll have plenty of time to keep getting in shape. I am now running 3 miles/3 times a week and swimming 3 days a week...plus the situps, etc. Now I'm on a roll and have to make sure I eat enough!!! It's amazing how the tables turn so fast when you really start getting into high gear. (I can only imagine what OCS will do..... A friend of mine lost 30 pounds in those 13 weeks and he was average weight when he went in!!! -- and they ate candy whenever they could get their hands on it!!)
I was lucky, didn't have a problem on the weight thing (as girls get like 35% body fat oked by navy..which is actually really high). But since I've had so many months to prepare for OCS, I have lost at least 10 pounds since my medical. I still have a little over 4 months til OCS..so I'll have plenty of time to keep getting in shape. I am now running 3 miles/3 times a week and swimming 3 days a week...plus the situps, etc. Now I'm on a roll and have to make sure I eat enough!!! It's amazing how the tables turn so fast when you really start getting into high gear. (I can only imagine what OCS will do..... A friend of mine lost 30 pounds in those 13 weeks and he was average weight when he went in!!! -- and they ate candy whenever they could get their hands on it!!)
My recruiter told me that as long as I got under in bodyfat I was ok. I was a good bit within the limit by navy standards, the only area I had trouble with was the weight limit for pilot, he told me that I had to be a good bit under that for my physical. I ended up dropping about 60 pounds in 5 months from my playing weight to get there. I think the measurement basically helps if you have a big neck since that's what they compare your waist to.
Is there a difference between the weigh in for navy and weigh in for pilot?? The only thing I heard is about the body measurements and the fact you have to weigh at least 140 to go jets. (otherwise your spine can't take the dynamite blow out if you eject.) Are there other requirements??
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