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Hi, I was really considering joining the military (not sure which branch but maybe the army) and I'm wondering if you have to be a certain weight and height. What if you're obesed or underweight? Do you have to be healthy? Also, I have bleached hair. Will I have to dye it back to my natural color?
Hi Yan,
Each of the services have weight charts they use to determine if someone is or is not eligible to join the the particular mailitary branch, based on height and weight. If one exceeds the weight on the chart, they undergo a body-fat measurement, and each of the services have their own body-fat requirements for joining.
For details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/enlstandards.htm
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.
Education/Credentials
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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