Once these recruits couldn't make the cut. Now they make up a quarter of Army troops. [View all]

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FORT JACKSON, SC – Every Tuesday before dawn, hundreds of hopefuls line up with exposed midriffs to be weighed and measured at this South Carolina Army base, which takes in more recruits than any other.

For course trainees, a drop in body fat could mean shipping out to begin a career in the Army within days. Otherwise, these future soldiers are consigned to another week working off the pounds.

Anticipation and anxiety pervade as they file one by one past a desk where a drill sergeant informs each one of their fate. Some cheer for joy. Others wipe away tears.

Trainees like these, who wouldn't have made the cut due to poor test scores or struggles with pushups a decade ago, now make up nearly one quarter of the U.S. Army's new recruits.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/once-recruits-couldnt-cut-now-070106269.html

Interesting. I did my basic training way back in 1975 at Fort Jackson FWIW.