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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct 5, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Admitting that all women do not look alike, the U.S. Army said in Arlington, Va., it was raising female weight standards for the first time since 1987.
Female soldiers now can be anywhere from six pounds to 19 pounds more than was previously permitted, depending on their height and age, Stars & Stripes reported. But, standards for the maximum percentage of body fat remain unchanged.
Army officials hope to reduce the number of soldiers being put into the Army weight control program," said Master Sgt. Charles Timms, a senior adviser in the Army's personnel division.
Some of these women, Timms said, were not necessarily fat or unfit, but rather they just had body types that gave them the appearance of being overweight.
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