The Air Force has decreased its body weight standards for men and women as many Americans are too fat to serve and the military struggles to find applicants.
According to new standards posted by the Air Force, men can now have a body weight of 26% fat (up from 20%) and women can have a body weight of 36% fat (up from 28%). The Air Force said that this move was to widen the recruiting pool as fewer Americans have chosen a military career.
“The Air Force is looking to open the aperture on qualifying a broader pool of young Americans for service in the Air Force. These changes bring the Air Force in line with DOD policy,” Leslie Brown, Air Force Recruiting Service spokeswoman, told Fox News.
