Army's New "Fat Camp" For Gen Z

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[@mikegiumento2448]

The reason why You don't want to tell people what to eat even if there wasn't a regulation that prevented it. When these recruits go to basic . They have to make the right meal choices or they'll gain weight. Most people who diet don't stick to their weight loss, they rebound or even gain more weight. This way the military knows who to give up on.

[@wjmanning5302]

That woman's motivation is so inspiring and she didn't fall victim to the fat acceptance movement.

[@ftsbihg7735]

Are you still demonetized on KZbin?

[@MisterNi]

Jameson, are you seriously still demonetized? I'm sure you could easily get your channel monetized again, unless you don't want to go through the trouble or something.

[@agileep]

This is an amazing job by the army. This gives them the tool to maintain their fitness.

[@hamjeepr8881]

Fought my weight my whole life. Society and poor nutrition enables this but the Army does the opposite and helped me with the discipline necessary to push forward. Best decision of my life.

[@JamesonsTravels]

good work. i have seen it and not easy for many. keep at it brother

[@hamjeepr8881]

@@JamesonsTravels harder fight now that I'm 53 (and been out almost 20 years) but still not giving up!

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Luckily there ozempic now. Plus better weight loss drugs in the future.

[@hamjeepr8881]

@@southcoastinventors6583 drugs are not the answer. Physical exercise and proper nutrition (tuned to the person) is. My blood type dictates high protein and fat over all carbs/starches.

[@shauny2285]

Either that, or send them to serve in the artic to make good use of their natural "insulation". Sarcasm folks.

[@alekorgruene313]

I’m all for this. Sounds like the Army came up with a good idea for once. All branches might want to take a look.

[@tuloko16]

Actually, no. This used to be done at the recruiting stations. When you swore in a soldier, they were ready. Passing apft and height and weight. But then the recruiters started criying, and they kept passing the ball until, they would send these clowns to their first unit without ever passing an apft and on profile.

[@ASnakeintheGrass]

Agreed. You have to work with the recruits you have, not what you wish you had.

[@danthelowblood2653]

Looking at the Navy rn

[@mutiny_on_the_bounty]

Navy ghay AF now.

[@shannaconda3434]

@@tuloko16 These kids are where they are because their parents and other adults in their lives were selfish and failed them! This has nothing to do with recruiters and everything to do with parents not doing their fucking job raising them!

[@Hesco2-4]

it is alarming that the military has to fix what society is destroying

[@cold_Lightning9]

Historically, it usually hinges on the military to both protect and even advance society. In America alone, the military was the pioneer of many technologies that spread to the rest of society, the internet for example started with the military; provided citizens a pathway into being in shape and having crucial benefits, and exposing sheltered people to a bigger world that usually expands their wisdom...usually of course. It's sad in hindsight, but also a good thing imo. Certain countries like Finland and South Korea have a net benefit from a conscription with having a respectful, well tempered and fit society. Now I'm not arguing for conscription here, just using it as an example to how a military can benefit the civilian population in many ways. I'm all for what the Army is doing here and hope it catches on.

[@Hesco2-4]

@@cold_Lightning9 true

[@huwhitecavebeast1972]

Fix?

[@Hesco2-4]

@@huwhitecavebeast1972 to fix something, to repair; mend. to put in order or in good condition; adjust or arrange

[@purest_evil]

It is but the military is amazing for it, if the military can't bring change who can?

[@jackcarraway4707]

Army: We have too many fat people! Also Army: *has Dominos, Burger King and Popeyes on post*

[@DangerBaker-j6v]

That's crazy

[@jberndt88]

And all chow is deep fat fried.

[@theguyfromwalgreens]

What’s funny is that in my first base Burger King was directly across the street from the gym…which was across the street from my dorm.

[@dozer7423]

It's annoying. It's usually difficult to eat healthy on post, outside of the DFAC. Subway or Charleys is probably the best you can do.

[@Lornespapertowel]

Cut out that fucking animal fat and sodium, eat a properly balanced diet and we’ll be fine. These fast food chains want us fat and dependent on them.

[@carlsagan2607]

An older vet actually showing interest and support of not only the program but the trainees/privates is refreshing. A bunch of people would be clowning them, however, you are sending a supportive message. If they wanna join the military but need some help then I’m all for it. You can always work with effort.

[@garrettzkool63]

the military is not an exercise camp and shouldnt be treated as such. this program should be implemented before their ship date so they can be ready for standard BCT on day 1.

[@mariedv863]

@@garrettzkool63liability would be an issue, if the future soldiers get hurt while doing this as accidents can and unfortunately happen, who is going to pay for their medical? At least in boot camp it is a controlled environment

[@vietvet9494]

May they all succeed in their future military careers, but 18 - 20 years of bad habits is tough to overcome.

[@JamesonsTravels]

true, true. hopefully that capture this opportunity

[@MrSpicabooo]

Yea an unhealthy(fitness wise) upbringing can be hard to rewire, but it takes 6 months+ to form a new habit so if they are there long enough, along with the positive feed back mechanism of enjoying positive body and performance changes could be enough to kickstart them on the right path of sustained healthy living.

[@Niallistical]

It takes 60 days to form a habit, so you can turn it around if you are consistant.

[@DasVaultmeabeer]

Being a ZogBot is a stupid choice😂😂😂

[@TonyMoze]

Especially if it started in childhood

[@nathanpendleton641]

My son just graduated boot camp at Fort Moore. He had the opposite problem where he was too skinny. They put him on double rations, extra fortified protean bars and worked his ass past his known abilities. He put on 25 lbs. and has never been more confident. He is a 91-B but now also wants to do airborne and ranger schools. Way to go ARMY

[@Skadooshbag]

Probably go to airborne, but probably not Ranger as a mechanic.

[@schultemeister6975]

@@Skadooshbagthe opposite you can go ranger school as any mos but airborne is an infantry school

[@The_Malaka]

Save his joints and tendons… stick with 91 bravo in a cushy ass job. Don’t let these recruiters get his ass torn up. Signed, 11 Bravo

[@nicholasriveness3202]

@@schultemeister6975airborne is not an infantry exclusive school.

[@Omnitrends1]

A little background to this, anyone can go to Ranger School if command let's him. It's the Ranger Battalion's where you have to be an 11B to be an "actual" Ranger. Just remember the Ranger Tab is just a tab. The real fun is Battalion level.

[@randomuser5443]

Honestly the fat camp is smart. Hopefully they also teach healthy eating correctly

[@JamesonsTravels]

i love the idea. many will become good troops

[@colinmorgan2511]

Should be taught in schools

[@roninsoniii6670]

As long as all they are teaching is proper physical training and proper nutrition. Not indoctrinating the lefty crap they seem to want to push.

[@Themrine2013]

@@colinmorgan2511 it should but schools dont care about healthy people only indoctrination

[@eatchas]

We had nutrition classes at Basic Training. But they also offer burgers and hotdogs every day. But when your known for struggling with your weight people will tease you for eating like crap.

[@marccano5061]

"by not eating garbage",,,, well said Sgt Jameson,👍🏻!

[@FreakTesticals]

The fat branch is real, meal team six and gravy seals is real…

[@kevinnugent223]

My son graduated Army bootcamp a month ago . Don't know if it was just his company but everyone was in tremendous shape . Standing nice and tall broad shouldered guys .

[@IgnoranceisYourStrength.]

Boot camp will sculpt you and if one made it to graduation you possibly witnessed those soldiers at the peak of their physical fitness.

[@Tim82ATW]

We are in a serious recruiting crisis for the US army. 25,000 recruits short for fiscal year 2022 and 15,000 recruits fiscal year 2021. Props to her for losing the weight and wanting to join. Keep up the good work brother

[@basedacidfox6759]

Yeah we might need soldiers to save Ukraine or Taiwan or some other backwater

[@JM-im6le]

Or make specialist a career track for those just want to do their job for retention. You get those that master their job without the paperwork later on that some people rather not do.

[@ZackFrisbee]

Gotta pump those numbers up those are rookie numbers. We need to keep depriving the evil empire of competent soldiers.

[@Notepad37]

​@basedacidfox6759 this is cringe posting

[@craigfelter]

@@basedacidfox6759 If you don't understand the strategic importance of Taiwan, you need to go back in the corner and keep playing Call Of Duty.

[@Jeeperthandirt]

This is a great program. The emotion the goes into losing weight as someone who was a personal trainer and who seen a couple of his best friends struggle with weight, one a combat vet, this is something the army, America, and Americans should embrace. Parents, home habits, culture, and national leadership all need to be hels accountable for where we are with the youth of America right now. Health is wealth. GET AFTER IT!

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

Hell yeah, brother!

[@TownBiness97]

The US actually is healthier than it has been in years. You still see a lot of fat people but those people don't believe in going to the gym. People would rather get liposuction

[@kingrobotnik6950]

@@TownBiness97if you don’t realize how unhealthy we truly are as a nation, you have to be living in a cave as a goblin…

[@WozzaDekon]

@@TownBiness97Completely false, America is in a health crisis ATM. People would rather just accept that they are fat and live with it rather than do something about it

[@ourfamilyhughes4080]

Summer of 85 at Fort Benning for OSUT. A few in my company were allowed to eat salad and little more. They had additional physical training in the evening. By the time we graduated these young men had dropped a lot of weight and were probably extremely proud of themselves. That’s the way it was in the old army.

[@rumptump]

I'm about to join the navy myself and I'm doing the 3 month fat camp then basic. I'm blessed for this opportunity ive been lifting since 8th grade but always ate for 2. My walks turned into reps of jogging into reps of running and my cardio is no longer making my knees sore. In 5 months I'm going to be a freaking unit I'm calling it version 2.0 God bless

[@TheFreedomforce87]

Truth

[@ourfamilyhughes4080]

@@rumptump my best to you. It’s a life changing experience and few look back at basic training with regret. Most of us would love to do it again if we could.

[@MagicManICT]

My brother was Navy. Spent almost the entire time fighting weight regulations due to how it was being measured. Spent almost the entire 6 years he was in doing extra PT. He'd have never had that issue in the Army because of the different means of height:weight ratio used. And the fact he could run rings around most of the rest of the crew (former HS track runner and football player) just irritated him even more.

[@NautilusSSN571]

​@notrius7754They'd only feed salad to overweight people everyone else was allowed to eat whatever they were serving in the chow line

[@mijajajaja]

Damn, she weighed almost 250 pounds at 5 ft tall, and she very obviously doesnt weigh anywhere near that much now. Good for her.

[@tylerf5190]

They cant TELL them not to eat garbage? When did that start? Our Drill Sgts gave anyone slightly chubby a “do/do not dare” eat list

[@JoeCab]

My dad coached High School football for more than 40 years. In his last 8 years of coaching, he saw a huge decrease in the number of high school students not coming out to play sports. And that's ANY sport, not just football. Their mindset was that they thought the purpose of athletics was only for gifted athletes to pursue a career in professional sports. That mindset and poor diet are what's attributing to the weight problems in today's youth. Good to see that the Army is making an attempt to adjust to what society is giving them.

[@Cuzzo317]

A decrease of students not playing sports? That’s a good thing

[@gamingsqueaker3895]

@@Cuzzo317please explain why that’s a good thing genuinely interested why you believe that?

[@analogalbacore7166]

Great comment

[@rudegarami6738]

@@gamingsqueaker3895 They are referring to the fact that the sentence was a double negative. If you decrease people not playing sports, that means you have an increase in people playing sports.

[@JohnDoe-wt9ek]

You may want to fix your second sentence. Its a double negative implicating that there has been a decline in inactive students to sports.

[@LaxMan2k]

letting the trainees choose their meals is a huge plus. It shows them that eating right can get them to the position they want to be in. If the trainee decides to stray from what was discussed, a balanced diet, they will remain in the camp longer than necessary and reinforce those good eating habits. Just telling them what to do causes people to rebel and not want to take part of the healthy decision making.

[@1madmaxx80]

But they're not choosing their own meals. They are being conditioned. Like Pavlov's dogs.

[@LaxMan2k]

@@1madmaxx80 no, they have a full hot and cold line to choose from. The tags show them what’s healthy vs not and a description under each tag as to why w/calorie count

[@recondo886]

in Basic Training we ate what they put on the plate. nothing more. man, how times have changed.

[@Skyline_NTR]

well they aren't in basic. Thats kind of why they're there. A bit short on meeting physical/written test score requirement, but still wanna serve? Here's a program specifically for that.

[@archibaldmaclaine6506]

@@recondo886 Usually about 2 mouthfuls before getting dragged outside for more running around! LOL.

[@joshbraun7455]

The fact that people still laugh at these men and women trying to change their life for the better is astounding to me

[@brianjungen4059]

There’s a certain loud percentage of people who are former military that think anything that is different from the time they were in is a lowering of standards. I’ve also noticed a large percentage of those people were one and done contract wise and bitched and whined the entire time they were in and now whine about what they think it’s become since they left.....🤦‍♂️🙄

[@10willybilly]

What people are complaining about is the army scraping the barrel for their recruits. And that is their problem because of their recruiting videos, a lot of people do not like the army anymore and would rather join another branch. People are upset that the army has changed so much where a potential great future army soldier decides against joining, so now the army is getting “crappy” recruits, so now they have to change their requirements and are allowing fatter and dumber people to join now. If the army focused on recruiting valuable good recruits they wouldn’t need a fat camp and a dumb camp.

[@laylaphan7095]

​@@10willybilly why is having a "dumb camp", "fat camp" something bad?. If the people decide to change and truly dedicate themself to the training/learning when why should they not be allowed to join?.

[@10willybilly]

@@laylaphan7095 Did you NOT read my comment? Because the reason they need those camps is because their recruitment campaign SUCKS. The RIGHT ideal future militarily personal does NOT want to join anymore. So now the army needs to deal with what they got.

[@Volundur9567]

​@@10willybilly well, ya gotta scrape when nobody wants to sign up.

[@Callsign_Spartacus_37Fox]

This is a fantastic thing. Instead of lowering the requirements, this elevates the recruit to the standard. It also gets them used to taking orders, following rules/standards, and working in teams. It also helps the recruit feel the Army is more invested in them, which builds more of a connection between the recruits and the Army. When these kids are losing 25, 30, or 50 pounds, they are going to gain confidence because they look better, are healthier, and have accomplished something. This can help plant the seed in their mind that they can accomplish something when they put in the effort. Which makes them better soldiers, and can push them to do things they wouldn’t have done otherwise, like try for Rangers.

[@bobdowns6973]

This used to be done in highschool in a class called P.E. 😔

[@284Winchester]

Yep. As a kid in the 70’s and 80’s we had PE every day. Sometimes twice day.

[@batmanforpresident9655]

This world is like a never ending episode of "The Twilight Zone". All that's missing is Rod Serling's narration.

[@tomthumb2815]

This is way into ..one step beyond.

[@ronniechilds2002]

"What batmanforpresident9655 doesn't know is, he has just sent a posting to...The Twilight Zone."

[@ragingjaguarknight86]

​@@ronniechilds2002😆 🤣 😂

[@andrew3734]

Genius idea. Props to these people for making a change.

[@fullsendkylewilldoitagain420]

Needs trenbolone not McDonald's lol jk

[@stephen7701]

A green beret commander getting stuck with fat camp duty? What the hell did he mess up 🤣🤣

[@maulrat588]

There is no struggle with weight. There is struggle with habits. There is nothing like complete control for 24/7 and no access to a corner store or take out food. Group support/comraderie. These people will be extra prepared for boot camp. It's a good idea

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

Tell all that to the person who does everything right and still struggles with their weight. Think before you speak.

[@travelinman70]

@@jenniferhiemstra5228 then they are doing something wrong. It's simple math, calories in < calories out. If someone says they are doing everything right and still doesn't progress, then they are lying to you and themselves.

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

@@travelinman70 Except it’s not as simple as that. Weight and the nutrition that supplements it is extremely unique to each person. Mass rarely equals good health or lack thereof. Any expert worth their salt says it too. Army also forgets about that thing muscle mass. One of the guys in my unit is one of the fittest people in it, constantly scores 500 or more on the ACFT but hasn’t passed H/W in ages because he always gets taped…because he’s a literal human rock of muscle. So unless you’ve listened to experts and/or have struggled with your own weight issues, please just listen rather than speak.

[@RegimeTV_]

Weight can be in part genetic but 70% of it is diet exercise but some people are just naturally skinny / big

[@jpod73]

@@jenniferhiemstra5228 weight is about energy deficit or surplus 100%. Body composition is about what those calories are made of and how the deficit is obtained.

[@ChefJayAre]

such a massive amount of respect for somebody actually wishing these kids well, and hoping they come out as better, stronger, more physically fit people. Many videos that cover this same topic do nothing but criticize the notion that this should even exist.

[@ryan0150]

Yea for real! You want em to just stay fat and have noone join? Or people who want to better themselves and actually want to join but just need some guidance. A lot of families have very poor health habits and it rubs off on the youth and its very hard to break. Gatekeeping is not the solution.

[@TimeWaster_Elite]

It’s worth mentioning that there was a general who gave a TED Talk about how American obesity is a threat to national security. Stack on some alphabet recruitment commercials with that and you’ve got yourself a recipe for plummeting recruitment numbers. Well done!

[@sovietsnake2729]

It's wild watching that. It's like 10 years old and he pretty much predicted the future

[@jasondilick-9072]

Rip on the Army all you want, but at least here they’re taking some initiative to increase the number of fit recruits.

[@rynolascavio3381]

only problem is, for the past 20 years they used all the patriots for cannon fodder is one losing war after another. We're finished

[@lewisb85]

Tim Kennedy said on rogan a few years ago about how most young people couldn't past a tape test also they aren't getting enough grunts so not getting enough to get the cream of the crop for special forces.

[@huwhitecavebeast1972]

Who fking cares, Really! This isn't going to save the Army. The most important thing for new recruits is: DON'T BE WHITE AND MALE.

[@tweeterjack]

love the sabre

[@samuelschick8813]

" fit recruits." Will not work until the military stops being woke.

[@conquerthafuture7209]

Hey man good for the people going into the army and truly wanting to better themselves I'm all for that

[@robgrey6183]

Yeah, we pay for an Army that runs on "feels". Forget that stuff about effectively defending the United States.

[@Iamabot4708]

​@@robgrey6183good thing we have Supermen like u to defend us right rob

[@Greatwhitebwana1]

It starts with free lunch for everyone. And then parking an ice cream truck outside the schools. After school, they grab a monster energy drink and a bag of hot cheetos and then go home in front of the screen. This will not end well.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

AGREED.GOOD points also.

[@richietavarez1200]

Damn, you pretty much nailed it. But don’t forget about the McDonal’s extra large meals

[@hunterno7704]

Free lunch is important when there are kids who cannot get a square meal at home. Contrary to your bubble, there are many thousands of families in the USA that are too poor to adequately feed themselves. The issue is that school lunches are served by large corporate food companies that lobby school districts and provide abysmally low-quality food. It's literally the fault of the people you say will park an ice cream truck.

[@ChrisBruhn]

This amazing program has actually been around since, even before my basic in summer of 01"! Happy to see still thriving AND evolving.

[@lorinkramer5805]

My second day at MCRD San Diego, our Senior Drill Instructor marched us down to where the “Fat Farm” was located. He said, “Anybody that can’t make the 5 mile run will wind up here! You will die here!!” Well, that did it for me! Motivation is a wonderful thing!😆

[@motoprof1441]

My army drill SGT made all the fat boys stop in front of him so he could remove anything that was bad for them. That was in 1980. The fat guys could take anything they wanted, but never had a chance to eat it 🙂 You also nailed it when you spoke of the lowest common dominator. We had a platoon of woman in basic and were not pushed while running with them. Afterwards though, our drill SGT's made us pay the price for that easy run.

[@pappydc12]

Ft Hood - early 80's. In my tank battalion, if you were on the "Fat Boy" program you had your own special color (red) tray for the chow hall. Troop would come in, have his ID checked, and get the red tray if his name was on the list. Cooks were instructed on what could go on that red tray. Senior NCO's would spot check - "that better not be gravy on that tray!". Fat shaming for sure!

[@cainabel615]

This goes all the way back to primary and secondary school. In my children’s elementary school, they do not want children running in recess because they don’t want them to get hurt. There is a dearth in physical fitness when kids are young. It’s awful.

[@Stevarooni]

Bubble wrap generations. They were already shutting down the fun equipment in grade schools back in the '80s.

[@jerardthebacon]

That's really sad, hopefully the next school they go to has pe class.

[@jamesallwyndick8338]

THANK. GOD. this took WAY too long! Canadians have been giving "fat platoons" double PT for years with no problem, why has this been so difficult

[@iansneddon2956]

I've heard that the reason for the entry requirements for boot camp is that those who aren't meeting the requirements, and haven't had the level of physical activity kids used to have, are subject to a lot of injuries during basic training. Then paying for them through weeks of physical therapy to resume basic training. Better to get them into shape first.

[@jaredorlov609]

The problem is that the government heavily subsidizes grains, but not fruit and vegetables so a lot of people have no economical choice, but to eat food that makes you fat. Edit: at least part of it

[@travelinman70]

High Fructose Corn Syrup. Don't forget the Milk lobby....Americans are just corporate profits until the government steps in and stops the cycle of abuse.

[@kujo62]

"The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today, remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots." -The Simpsons (when it was still good)

[@reesewhiting1803]

LT Colonol Hayes was my BC in basic training, guy used to run an 11 minute 2 mile. He had Colby Covington come out to our combatives tournament. Awesome guy.

[@cherokeefit4248]

The army here in Canada had this too. The do or die moment was passing the week 0 shuttle run test. A lot dropped out of basic in the first week.

[@JamesonsTravels]

its a great idea. many of those recruits will turn out to be lifers.

[@davidandrews2340]

This came across ny KZbin feed yesterday. Liked that they try to instill the motivation. Giving the potential recruits the option to pick foods on chow line - utilize what they're being taught. Embrac the knowledge from intruction - continue on to basic training, pick the garbage, go back to the streets. Hope there's classroom instruction on pro/con of food choices, in conjunction with the pt. Needs to be emphasized service wide across units to maintain it.

[@ethan20559]

this is definetly better than sinking more money into relatively impactless recruiting ads and ad campaigns

[@captainplatinum]

Here is the result of twenty years of everyone’s a winner , inclusivity and woke .

[@tomstagliano6478]

I’m actually 100% for this as well this is actually one of the Army’s best programs with the recruitment shortage and less and less people who are trying to get it this helps and it gets them to the Army standard

[@mattrogers8280]

This sounds like a great idea. Now the brass needs to figure out what bathroom to use. That will also help numbers.

[@JamesonsTravels]

best idea to fix a problem that will get worse.

[@PaxFreeman]

😆

[@zackshaffner1507]

Results of a loss of focus on fitness/nutrition in schools, no good examples at home/school, no positive encouragement for fitness at home/school... I'm happy to see the Army is making a move to correct the failures of our current society and teach these young men & women on how to better themselves both mentally and physically... not only for their future in the Army, but for their future beyond service.

[@Jeeperthandirt]

On top of an obesity problem, if anyone in or prior army in leadership has issues with this, directly correlates to the leadership issue we also have. Good leaders make good warriors. Good leaders, take the weakest links and make them the strongest. Good leaders leave no man behind. I’m more concerned with terrible leaders than fats kids trying to get healthy to serve!

[@ZACHANDJACKSZACHSMAFIA]

True -Jack

[@jonathanwatkins6951]

I've heard rumors of these so called good leaders....they all seem to get out before hitting Major.

[@jimmyjackson2361]

It’s always someone else’s fault!

[@jessenunez7205]

I’m glad this exists. There’s so many people wanting to join who are out of shape. Every branch needs this.

[@velveetaslingshot]

They have always had this in the military. Lots of people have to drop weight before they can go in. Goggins was 300+ lbs and still became a Navy SEAL.

[@mistergoodfellow5847]

Those who're saying they have it easier than regular people going into basic, that's absolutely not true, consider this: Their boot camp is 3 months longer than yours if you were to go in normally - they literally have to be at boot camp longer than you.

[@martirjd]

Oh my God. What has our country done to our youth. What have they done to my army..

[@flyworldwide8961]

At MCRD San Diego in the 80s, they were called diet privates and had red paint on their shirts.

[@JamesonsTravels]

lol. my DIs are them F*t asses, disgusting pigs..they were not nice

[@jasonhoward6216]

As someone who is going into the military in the next couple of months I've tried getting my friends to consider the military and one of the biggest issues that I've seen is the fact that there's better options out there with unemployment being so low and most jobs offering equal if not better pay/ benefits. The military has just not been as competitive as it needs to be

[@mowtivatedmechanic1172]

Why are you joining? (Honest question)

[@KoopstaKlicca]

@10:50 ironically the solution to keeping people fit is what you chastised earlier: giving them choices to make a balanced meal and learning what a good plate of food looks like. If you spent 90 days, having to evaluate your plate by force, it will become intuitive and habitual to know what a good meal should look like

[@yorboyroyboy9829]

Back in the 90z, The Army also did not tell a recruit, What they can or can not eat. There was the regular chow line. And what we called the fat boy line, Which had corn dogs, pizza, fries, etc. Junk food is a type of addiction for some. And if the recruit does not want to change. Any changes forced on them, Would only be a temporary fix. I'm glad the Army is Evan going farther on mentoring these kids, to be healthy, Instead of lowering the standards.

[@yorboyroyboy9829]

@Mike Arnold That's what N C Os always did..Maybe you were born with a combat knife in your hand, And a crayon in your mouth. But most folks haven't.. One 9f the military missions, Has always been taking no nothing recruits and change them into soldiers.. Fat boy camp is nothing new,.So this a new spin onto a old problem

[@michaeledwards8051]

In my bootcamp company, thirty years ago, was a decathlon & rock climber. They said he was an overweight fatbody. He was put on 1/2 portion food & 2X PT. He was amazing! Pull ups with either hand using only 3-4 fingers instead of palm grip. SUPERfast runner! But, leave it to military intelligence, he was an overweight fatbody

[@globaladdict]

Well thats the taping bullshit, right?

[@michaeledwards8051]

@@globaladdict thirty years ago they just used BMI: gender, age, height= exceptable weight

[@curliiesco8614]

The first 5 seconds of this was absolutely legendary 😂😂

[@scrooba_man5270]

Good thing i'm in shape and joining the army at 25. Much respect for people who make drastic changes to achieve and go after their dreams wish them all luck!

[@irishseven100]

Jameson is a perfect example why they call them jarheads. HuRah BOIIIII

[@matthewadams2979]

If it works, then great. The military is having a hard enough time recruiting.

[@Holems1]

This is the right move on the Army’s part. Just got a guy in our Squadron who went through this program. Squared away guy, good attitude, took OSUT seriously, better than a good chunk of the Boots we get. There are a lot of hidden gems out there that didn’t quite make it because they pushed the tape out a little too far- and until the other branches follow suit, Army is more than happy to bring them in.

[@karlarrington5362]

@Jameson Travels, Army meals are determined by the Master Menu, which governs meals Army wide. Initial Training units aren’t allowed to tell trainees what to eat or subtract from the Master Menu. In view of that, I’m in favor of nutrition classes. Especially at this level, hopefully it will lead to better choices throughout their lives.

[@michaelevans3904]

Good heavens we have drones. Never seen a drill instructor willing to wipe recruit asses with such fever.

[@rudeone4life]

Away goes the military down the drain. Overweight then you can not enlist. Need to keep standards!

[@mat4622]

We had a guy in basic that lost over 100 lbs.

[@justplinkin4809]

If she is crying now, what will basic do to her?

[@JamesonsTravels]

those recruits can turn out outstanding. i hope i am right

[@billmcc64]

that was happy cryin'... at 112 kg (=235 lbs) and 5'0" she was probably hassled like crazy in high school & now she's glad to be getting to normal.

[@tokyosan7906]

It’s almost unbelievable it took this long for them to do something like this. The big question is can these kids do it long term.

[@skytrooper8888]

You should know it takes the army forever to make changes lol like 10-15 years

[@tr_vmi4844]

Great idea....good for these kids, and hope they succeed in their military career.

[@TPurnell1]

In the Corps, they had PCP platoon. What we called, "Pork Chop Platoon." This was the Corps remedial PT program for those overweight and/or can't meet the minimum standards in each phase.

[@DruuzilTechGames]

8:30 - Great but they need to learn to do it for themselves. They can't have someone over their shoulder 24/7 screaming at them whenever they make a bad choice about what they're going to eat. Letting them make the decision while giving them guidance seems to be working as evidenced by the kids earlier in the show talking about how much weight they'd lost, and ultimately they need to be making their own decisions later in their career.

[@Balor22]

So mentoring and teaching the recruits about good nutrition and then letting the recruits make food choices for themselves is a good way to monitor which recruits are actually learning and wanting to change.

[@MJG54321]

5’ tall and 250 pounds, wtf!?! Hahahahah 🤣 I’m dying 😂 I can’t breathe…

[@AngelAlvarez-cx6sj]

I’m a retired Marine. In 1985, the USMC had the PCP platoon. Physical Conditioning Platoon, or derided as the Pork Shop Platoon. But that platoon had great results. When my platoon picked up some of those recruits, they were 300 PFTers!. When graduation time came their parents couldn’t recognize them. The program included proper nutrition too. If these new recruits aren’t criminals, I’m all for it.

[@pfreelantz]

On the section about the food line and they mentioned mentoring the candidates about food decisions, you mentioned not letting them make decisions because they were already making bad decisions. I’d argue that the Army would want soldiers that could make better decisions so helping them figure out how to with food is a huge stepping stone towards them being a competent soldier.

[@D00dman]

It’s good that the Army is willing to take steps to improve people’s lives. About damn time. Say that there’s weak bodies going in…fine. But there is loyalty to the Army now, and something for these overweight, out of shape fat bodies to hold onto. Motivated Soldiers will be loyal without necessitating over-aggression and, even more important, they will actually take serious the things that even hardcore PT studs won’t: Army Values.

[@izicwindsor7987]

Houston we have a problem

[@johnwig285]

Actually not forcing them to eat a certain type of food but advising & letting them choose IS a lifeskill by itself because after bootcamp etc, they gonna have to make their own choices. It is also a smart filtering method. Those who constantly choose to eat poorly, will fail right? Those who choose otherwise, they will continue that habit in the long run

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Army just to build a pharmaceutical plant to supply ozempic to the troops that need self control in a bottle also has some success in helping with other addictions.

[@Just_Richard01]

2004 BTC you couldn't drink any soda or eat any sweets at chow. no exceptions.

[@DailyMeditation365]

One excellent point is that those that graduate from this program are highly motivated to join the Army. Hopefully this sets them up for success down the road and they learn to live a healthier life while becoming excellent Soldiers.

[@gregorysalazar8370]

Outstanding! Why to think out side the box, Army! Rather than just trying to get the recruits to “just get to boot camp” the Army has determined that physical fitness and nutrition is a life long skill set that a soldier will always need in his or her career and beyond. This Marine definitely approves!

[@JesusMySavior24]

yes good way!

[@JesusMySavior24]

& thank you for your service

[@Captain_Nobody_TMR]

Fat camp reminds me of the 90’s movies they hiding candy and meats

[@radiopilot850]

Heavyweights hahaha Ben Stiller as the Weight Loss Counselor

[@colinmorgan2511]

Doughnuts in footlockers for private Piles

[@BigJDinSC]

What you forget is that with more "tactical girth", there's more room to mount first-line gear 🤔.

[@JamesonsTravels]

more flesh wounds vs organ wounds when large. lol.

[@Mournful3ch0]

First thing they teach in the Gravy SEALs

[@gvesheber165]

So that's why the Pentagon's budget is increasing. Need more food.😂

[@whumanbard]

This is a great way to advertise recruitment to young Americans. If these young people receive the mentoring that they didn't get at home, it's perfect for patriotic indoctrination for life.

[@caseykreicar]

this is ultimately a societal issue that even the military is having to deal with now... amazing

[@texaspapa9445]

God Bless those kids willing to defend us.

[@mrdavinci4178]

They are all liabilities.

[@radiopilot850]

@@mrdavinci4178 🤣🤣So freaking true

[@mitchalderman1776]

No miltary in tge last 150 years in America has defended any American

[@4litrespoolyboi206]

They’re not defending you, they’re defending the NATO/American military industrial complex. Make no mistake, they will raise a gun and place it against your head at the very moment the p3do-phile in chief tells them to.

[@heightsofsagarmatha]

​@@mrdavinci4178 your opinion is irrelevant

[@theecstatic9686]

One of the dudes in my basic in '06 had to get a waiver because of his weight. We were all reticent that he would actually succeed, but by week 10 there was no question that he was gonna make weight and we were all proud of him. He turned into a different person and ended up being one of the best guys....

[@d12captgarrett]

It's rare that I'm actually pleased with how my tax dollars are being spent. This is one of those times. Well done, great idea! Throw all the $$$ in the treasury at this.

[@RamirezUSMC]

Three months of Marine Corps bootcamp, and we were told no dessert at chow time. The only recruits who could have dessert were the underweight recruits (aka double ration recruits). We were probably a little jealous of them sometimes, but big deal. We didn't die not having dessert for 3 months. Can't believe these future soldiers can't be told "no". Crazy times.

[@justwinbaby1536]

Wish the best for those recruits that are motivated.

[@seankelly260]

Keep standards high and get them a college degree WHILE THEY ARE IN the Army !!!

[@TankerKC]

:45 5'0" and 250 lbs? Are you kidding?

[@arklight6949]

The problem is once these guys get to their units more often than not they relapse, it's a real problem that I'm not sure how to solve. Maybe it's poor leadership or the stressful units, but they seem to lose all motivation to stay fit

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Drugs as always are the solution and cause of all our problems.

[@travelinman70]

really, what is the statistically proven amount of relapse? How were you able to conduct such an indepth study? Please, do site your sources or stop with the petty gossip.

[@arklight6949]

@@travelinman70 mf really said "um source 🤓"

[@jimmyjackson2361]

Or maybe it’s a lack of self discipline!

[@AggroPhene]

​​​@@jimmyjackson2361yep, you can only lead a horse to water. Chief's academy has Physical and weight requirements, so at least their peers will motivate them, if they become senior enlisted. One can wear the anchors without graduating from Academy, but will seldom be included in leadership roles.

[@bluedesks6629]

8:00 This is completely wrong, they need to learn to make good decisions by themselves, and if they don't then they should get kicked out of the military.

[@TheRumblewagon]

Wow, how desperate must the armed forces be to accept these applicants? And you can't tell them what to do? Are you able to order them into battle or is that off limits as well? Some kind of holistic spiritual perspective where each soldier gets to decide their own personal journey?

[@c-v-n3322]

The North American society in general needs this type of training.

[@hermanator74301]

In the old days if you decided to join the military and you were fat you got in shape before you joined.

[@zhuque2262]

You’re shitting me. Me and tubby get to run together woo

[@JRN007]

My son just enlisted. At boot camp now. He isn’t fat. 8% body fat. There was a lot of fit young men going.

[@ursulasmith6402]

The military needs to watch doctors on social media and follow a keto diet or Mediterranean.