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Fighting Weight: How Military Recruiters Take On Obesity, Case By Case
Monday, May 17, 2021
Ahlstrom s 90 minute weekly workouts ultimately helped Robinson drop 65 pounds by March. He s now enlisted and starts basic training this month.
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Marcus Robinson wanted to follow the older brother he idolizes into military life. He also needed the Army benefits to help pay for college. I had to do it because I didn t want my parents to worry about paying for school, the 18-year-old says.
But last year mid-way through his senior year of high school Robinson tipped the scales at 240 pounds, making him too heavy to qualify under the U.S. Army s fitness standards.
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