I heard all of Heggie's speech and your know what, it's their army now and they can run it the way they want, and being physically fit is a good thing, but I bet despite their best efforts, some generals and admirals may not meet what they were essentially calling the BMI requirements even with a good diet and regular exercise, so that's too bad they may need to exit the military when they're in non-combat positions . Definitely need the troops in that kind of shape.
(It's interesting that as Heggie left the auditorium, not one general was clapping. That says a lot.)
Also, I have a problem with this
August 20th Secretary of Defense memo that states that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should get kicked out of the service, but it's known that most shaving waivers are for troops diagnosed with pseudofolliculitis barbae, or PFB, a condition in which hair curls back into the skin after shaving and causes irritation. It's a condition that disproportionately affects black men. Nice way to force out black men in the military (please correct me if I'm misunderstanding this memo).
