Quote Originally Posted by Starbuck
Fortunately, we don't have the recruiting/retention pinch that we had a few years ago, and the separation authority in most organizations is going back to the O-5 level. Hopefully, these obesity problems will start working themselves out again, because it's getting completely out of hand.
Unfortunately, those who were recruited under lower standards, and retained through non-enforcement of standards, are now junior and mid-grade NCOs - with some MOSs having been harmed more than others by this influx. And it is a matter of far greater import than simply having a few fat boys around. Its going to take a while, and strong, focused leadership to work this out.