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I actually have two questions.
1. How much do i have to weigh to join the navy?
2. How tall do i have to be to join the navy?
Hi Sharon,
Weight Charts for initial enlistment in the Navy can be found on my website at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navyjoin/l/blintweight.htm
Please note that these weights are "screening weights." If you exceed the weight shown on the chart, then the deciding factor is "body-fat."
Medical Standards for enlistment in any of the branches is set by the Department of Defense, and can be read on my site at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/intmedstandards.htm
As you can see, females over 80 inches or under 58 inches are disqualified for enlistment. However, medical waivers are possible.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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