A Not So Lean Fighting Machine? Marine Corps Raises Weight Limits
"But the changes announced by General Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Corps, are really more about recruits, and women in particular, bulking up rather than flabbing out.
Female Marines can now weigh an additional five to seven pounds more for each inch of their height, according to The Washington Post. The changes reflect that fact that building muscle to meet the Marines’ rigorous fitness requirements adds weight, according to The Marine Corps Times."
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