Poll of the Day > Statistics show that a whopping 78% of MILITARY VETS get FAT!! Do you agree?

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According to Veteran Affair Statistics, 78% of the United States Military who leave end up getting FAT or OBESE and it isn't just those who got severely injured!!

The percentage of these veterans who are overweight are 7x more likely to get fat than those who are not as those who do end up staying fit and maintained healthy eating habits were in the minority

The biggest reasons for why that is? lack of discipline for starters. Military personnel are trained to the core every day at dawn and are given strict diets to keep the muscular physique. When they are finally free from the government chains, they can go eat those tasty meals they were denied while in the army...and America is big on fast food. Others says they have no time because they have to work right when they are out and don't have time for fitness centres and lose sleep which attribute to the weight gain.

Transitioning can be hard for ex-military once they are back in the real world and that is why like the majority of the military are super fit, the majority of them are also super fat once they get out too.

Do you believe this to be true?

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Some get fat just to get out.

mrduckbear posted...

are given strict diets to keep the muscular physique. When they are finally free from the government chains, they can go eat those tasty meals they were denied while in the army..

the military lives on fast food. Wtf are you talking about

Sure, weight issues often coincide with other health problems, be it physical injury or trauma or any number of things that are common for soldiers to develop.

Cacciato posted...

Some get fat just to get out.

I hear they cheat on their wives too the fucking scumbags

When you go from a heavily regimented life to an unregimented one, there's going to be massive adjustments.

mrduckbear posted...

and America is big on fast food.

Fast food has almost nothing to do with America's weight issues, and it's the most ridiculous scapegoat ever.

Mad_Max posted...

I hear they cheat on their wives too the fucking scumbags

Ive been told my reading comprehension isnt the best, but adultery?! Am I reading that correctly?!

mrduckbear posted...

https://i.imgur.com/ArTG0aF.jpg

I'm pretty sure that's just Patton Oswalt on a movie set bro

Isn't this stat true of all professional athletes who suddenly stop exercising every day?

Mad_Max posted...

I hear they cheat on their wives too the fucking scumbags

Sounds more likely the other way around.

You got a man making crazy money holed up in a place with 1000 other dudes 24/7
Vs.
A woman who stays at home because her lover makes so much damn money and doesn't have to work she's bound to get bored and have a fuck toy around.

That statistic is barely higher than rate of being overweight in america in general with like 69% of americans being overweight or obese. I'd say it's probably higher due to the higher rate of mental illness is vets.

Lokarin posted...

Isn't this stat true of all professional athletes who suddenly stop exercising every day?

Came in to say this. The amount of exercise is reduced, but the amount of food they consume stays the same.

My brother's been in the army since 2004 and he's not too fat. Maybe a little but he's always been a big eater

Mad_Max posted...

I hear they cheat on their wives too the fucking scumbags

When it's the military, the wives are FAR more likely to cheat. There is a reason why military wives have a huge reputation to be thots.

First, you folks are on the outside of an inside joke.

And B.: Cacciato and I were in the military. Can't speak for his experience, but speaking from my own, cheating is pretty much even between men and women.

For one thing, military spouses consist of men as well as women. There are plenty of women who deploy and leave a man at home.

There are women in almost every MOS in the military, and as such, women in most companies/brigades/battalions etc etc. Most deployments consist of men and women. And hookups while on deployment are definitely a thing. So people who deploy can cheat while on deployment... It's not just "lonely Jodys" at home in the States.

So no, it's not mostly women staying home fucking around. And for what it's worth, cheating isn't as much a problem in the military as people think. It absolutely happens, and maybe happens at a higher rate than civilian relationships (I'd have to look into that), but while cheating on deployment is a reality, there are just as many people who remain faithful.

Maybe Link and Ironborn and Cacciato can weigh in on that. Curious what they think.

BlackScythe0 posted...

That statistic is barely higher than rate of being overweight in america in general with like 69% of americans being overweight or obese. I'd say it's probably higher due to the higher rate of mental illness is vets.

If I gained a pound for every time I saw an American describe an obviously overweight individual as "average", I still wouldn't be as fat as an American.

dioxxys posted...

Sounds more likely the other way around.

You got a man making crazy money holed up in a place with 1000 other dudes 24/7
Vs.
A woman who stays at home because her lover makes so much damn money and doesn't have to work she's bound to get bored and have a fuck toy around.

Yeah maybe the high ranking officers.

Mad_Max posted...

First, you folks are on the outside of an inside joke.

And not even a particularly obscure inside joke. I'm surprised people are jumping on the bigger picture instead of joining in (with the exception of one or two specific posters with a predilection for making misogynistic generalizations whenever possible. I'm not surprised they took that route).

How close is that to the obesity rate?

JOExHIGASHI posted...

How close is that to the obesity rate?

BlackScythe0 posted...

That statistic is barely higher than rate of being overweight in america in general with like 69% of americans being overweight or obese. I'd say it's probably higher due to the higher rate of mental illness is vets.

Higher, by enough of a margin to expect that there's something going on there, but it's not a massive difference. The increased incidence of mental illness and sudden, significant drop in physical activity levels after being discharged are probably enough to explain it.

I personally believe that someone who has a job in which physical fitness is a crucial aspect of it (police, firefighters, military, etc.) should be required by law to keep a certain level of physical fitness to keep their job. And no, I don't care about the "I HAVE A GLANDULAR PROBLUM" scenarios.

They generally do (though as a matter of employment conditions, since the law really has no place dictating that). It's worth reviewing those requirements from time to time to make sure they actually reflect the needs of the job (especially as technological improvements reduce those needs) and aren't just being kept around as a matter of elitist prestige, but most people don't object to jobs having appropriate physical fitness requirements.

Firstly most americans are fat, and secondly being muscular raises your base metabolic rate, and when that muscle goes, your appetite does not.

The_tall_midget posted...

I personally believe that someone who has a job in which physical fitness is a crucial aspect of it (police, firefighters, military, etc.) should be required by law to keep a certain level of physical fitness to keep their job. And no, I don't care about the "I HAVE A GLANDULAR PROBLUM" scenarios.

We did have to adhere to fitness standards but they would give fat people endless waivers. Unless they were getting really sloppy, morbidly obese or their weight was affecting their job performance significantly they would just give you a pass. Kinda bullshit for those of us who put in the effort but there's plenty of bullshit to go around in military life lol

We had a dude who was on waivers for years before they finally kicked him out.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Firstly most americans are fat...

You... you mean phat, with a "ph," right?

adjl posted...

since the law really has no place dictating that). I

Says who?

Revelation34 posted...

Says who?

Conditions of employment are generally set by employers, not the government. The exception is anything to do with workplace safety, and while you could argue that requiring employees to be fit enough to handle the work safely falls under that, the legal requirement to enforce that standard falls on the employer, not the employee. An employee that fails to meet their job's physical fitness requirements should just be fired (or not hired), not subject to any legal penalty. Legal penalties should only apply if the employer fails to enforce the job's physical fitness requirements (presumably by firing them, or at least threatening to do so if they don't improve) and people are endangered as a result.

Of course, in the case of police, fire, and military, the government is the employer, but the basic structure still remains the same: Employees that fail to meet the job's standards should be fired, not subjected to legal penalties.

People in the military get fat. So, its not surprising they do once they get out. Especially since they dont have to worry about PT anymore

mrduckbear posted...

Military personnel are trained to the core every day at dawn and are given strict diets to keep the muscular physique.

Me there if these are true. Maybe in BMT and Tech School They keep taking away group PT at my base because it was cutting into work too much where they had to allow people to go to work out. And the diet isnt strict. At my base, the choices are more plentiful now. But not everything is healthy

Cacciato posted...

the military lives on fast food. Wtf are you talking about

This is true Very true

Zeus posted...

When you go from a heavily regimented life to an unregimented one, there's going to be massive adjustments.

This is true. But depending on the branch, and a bunch of other stuff, they might not be heavily regimented

Mad_Max posted...

There are women in almost every MOS in the military

Some of the job at my base have more women than men, too

Mad_Max posted...

And hookups while on deployment are definitely a thing. So people who deploy can cheat while on deployment... It's not just "lonely Jodys" at home in the States.

Also true. I hear about them all the time

Mad_Max posted...

Maybe Link and Ironborn and Cacciato can weigh in on that. Curious what they think.

I agree I think many civilians have this weird idea of what they think the military is like But dont really know

The_tall_midget posted...

I personally believe that someone who has a job in which physical fitness is a crucial aspect of it (police, firefighters, military, etc.) should be required by law to keep a certain level of physical fitness to keep their job. And no, I don't care about the "I HAVE A GLANDULAR PROBLUM" scenarios.

Like Mad_Max said, waivers are a thing. Not only that, but some of those big boys can run Ita crazy

always weird how Revelation34 disappears when he gets shut down like that

Mad_Max posted...

First, you folks are on the outside of an inside joke.

And B.: Cacciato and I were in the military. Can't speak for his experience, but speaking from my own, cheating is pretty much even between men and women.

For one thing, military spouses consist of men as well as women. There are plenty of women who deploy and leave a man at home.

There are women in almost every MOS in the military, and as such, women in most companies/brigades/battalions etc etc. Most deployments consist of men and women. And hookups while on deployment are definitely a thing. So people who deploy can cheat while on deployment... It's not just "lonely Jodys" at home in the States.

So no, it's not mostly women staying home fucking around. And for what it's worth, cheating isn't as much a problem in the military as people think. It absolutely happens, and maybe happens at a higher rate than civilian relationships (I'd have to look into that), but while cheating on deployment is a reality, there are just as many people who remain faithful.

Maybe Link and Ironborn and Cacciato can weigh in on that. Curious what they think.

thats also whats pretty funny, that people think its the guys overseas that are always the ones being cheated on. I probably knew more married guys that were fucking around on their wives than stayed faithful. Shit, I remember 4 people getting busted with UCMJ for fuckin in a CHU and all four were married, none to each other lmao

The_tall_midget posted...

I personally believe that someone who has a job in which physical fitness is a crucial aspect of it (police, firefighters, military, etc.) should be required by law to keep a certain level of physical fitness to keep their job. And no, I don't care about the "I HAVE A GLANDULAR PROBLUM" scenarios.

I work in a prison and some of the more badass officers are fat. We had one on the emergency response team. Eventually he had to drop out due to health issues but that doesn't mean he still can't rumble when the shit hits the fan. The emergency response team btw is like our elite officers. They respond to riots among other thingd

Cacciato posted...

thats also whats pretty funny, that people think its the guys overseas that are always the ones being cheated on. I probably knew more married guys that were fucking around on their wives than stayed faithful. Shit, I remember 4 people getting busted with UCMJ for fuckin in a CHU and all four were married, none to each other lmao

UCMJ saved my brother from an ugly custody battle. His wife cheated on him with another Marine. My brother said he wouldn't have her lover dragged through the military court if she agreed not to fight his custodial rights over their daughter. Got it in writing. He could've really fucked that other dude over and possibly ended his military career. His ex wound up marrying the dude lol

They've got even shared custody now, though she lives primarily with her mother because of school. It was kinda shrewd but also very smart of my brother to pull that off, especially given the emotion in the situation

Mad_Max posted...

UCMJ saved my brother from an ugly custody battle. His wife cheated on him with another Marine. My brother said he wouldn't have her lover dragged through the military court if she agreed not to fight his custodial rights over their daughter. Got it in writing. He could've really fucked that other dude over and possibly ended his military career. His ex wound up marrying the dude lol

They've got even shared custody now, though she lives primarily with her mother because of school. It was kinda shrewd but also very smart of my brother to pull that off, especially given the emotion in the situation

Something similar happened to my buddy. He had ended up marrying a girl from back home and brought her here. Everything was going well at first, but then they went to a party of something. She ended up sleeping with this guy. And then there was a bunch of drama. Anyway, they ended up getting divorced. And now, shes married to the guy she cheated on him with, and they have like 2 kids and stuff