Too Heavy to Fight? How the Army Is Combating the Obesity Crisis to Find Recruits

Pvt. David Dean weighed 320 lbs. when he went to visit a National Guard recruiter. A West Virginia plumber by trade, he wanted to prove to himself that he could serve, and he'd always wanted to put on the uniform.

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