My job is always going on about how we need to be able to run under a certain time or carry things a certain distance without feeling tired, and work on two hours sleep. It really annoys me that I have to have a BMI that’s low (mine’s high but a low body fat percentage saves me). Why should I have to be thin to be able to fulfill my job? Even if there isn’t a uniform in the bigger sizes, or an Osprey Plate Carrier in that size, they should cater to a demand that should exist!



Just because I’m an Infantryman (British Army, not American, hence my protests) does NOT mean I should have to conform to rules I don’t feel have any scientific reasoning or validity!

I hope you agree?

Mod response: Um, I don’t believe in soldiering or a federal government training people to be sleep deprived murder-machines. So yeah, maybe not an incredibly valid topic for me to tackle, personally. -ATL