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Obese Soldiers in War
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Combat is physically strenuous, and to make sure that their Armed Forces are operating at their fullest potential, militaries around the world require precise standards for the health and fitness of their servicemen and women.
Sometimes, however, the healthiest and fittest individuals are not always available, and the armed services are forced to recruit those who are not at their peak physically.
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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
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@Simplehistory Жыл бұрын
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@OOF441 Жыл бұрын
Ok
@avp1874 Жыл бұрын
Idk might not
@KnightSlasher Жыл бұрын
Sounds interesting
@falconplays4170 Жыл бұрын
Might accidentally forget
@universal5459 Жыл бұрын
Your thumbnail caught my attention
@Ahnenerbe1944 Жыл бұрын
I was at a D-Day reenactment a few years ago and there was a man dressed as a British soldier and he must’ve been 300+ pounds. Seeing Peter Griffin storm Normandy beach was kinda incredible
@sergioventura2595 Жыл бұрын
Did he survive the reenactment?
@jamiehughes5573 Жыл бұрын
Sadly he died from a heart attack due to the inches of fat clogging up his arteries
@Blody1337 Жыл бұрын
@@sergioventura2595 No, I heard he died from starvation. A moment of silence and a salute for the homie O7
@AstralqueEpoch Жыл бұрын
I can't believe he didn't storm the beach 20 years after
@zacklp3844 Жыл бұрын
@@Blody1337 o7
@duck5660 Жыл бұрын
I love how simple history has gotten slightly more comical over the years
@emirkazic4493 Жыл бұрын
The fatty chasing people with a gun and chicken drum in the other hand was hilarious
@sammyiscool Жыл бұрын
Also the thumbnail looks like nikacado avacado was drafted lmao
@goodguycarl Жыл бұрын
I think the comical style is helping a lot to boost their channel
@akaJughead Жыл бұрын
It just cost them a subscriber. Mocking obese people is not what I came to this channel to see..
@Johnnyupside Жыл бұрын
@@akaJughead But it's what I very much enjoyed
@buttersstotch4922 Жыл бұрын
Nothing strikes more fear in the heart than seeing enemy soldiers getting winded by marching half a block.
@ThrawnFett123 Жыл бұрын
One of the strongest and most "fit" soldiers I know was a 350 pound Pacific Islander. He was about 300 pounds of muscle covered in 50 of fat. Had a 300+ PT score the entire time I knew him. Looked like a competition power lifter but could sprint a quarter mile (probably why he passed/maxed his run, cause he would jog the whole time then all out sprint the last section). He ended up getting out cause he was always riding the tape line. Sometimes hed pass cause of his neck, sometimes hed fail cause of his waist, so eventually he just said screw it and got out
@Prosecute-fauci Жыл бұрын
He is what is known as an “exception”
@Uria-jz1gu 9 ай бұрын
🗿
@ohsweetmystery 9 ай бұрын
This must have been a long time ago, because overweight soldiers are not kicked out any more. They are given goals and, when they continually fail those weight goals, are given an unending number of chances to lose the weight.
@vixx-kun7686 9 ай бұрын
Theres nothing more scarier than a fast fat guy, guy is definitely a psychological weapon to enemies
@vin_2620 6 ай бұрын
@@vixx-kun7686 transhuman shock - something that big shouldn't move that fast...
@TheRisingEagle93 Жыл бұрын
"Obesity runs in my family" "No one runs in your family."
@ricojes Жыл бұрын
based 💀
@nicholasryan7766 Жыл бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂🤣💯
@WindowsDrawer Жыл бұрын
Obesity sits in my family
@scottf5791 Жыл бұрын
Lmao so great 🤣
@aleksandarvil5718 Жыл бұрын
*/ROASTED 🔥🔥🔥🔥*
@tek1645 Жыл бұрын
Thumbnail 💀
@volvofh_0750 Жыл бұрын
Brohh 💀💀
@sovietbred Жыл бұрын
Damn boi he thicc 💀💀💀
@moomoocow1622 Жыл бұрын
Deviant art thumbnail
@LLUUCCAA1914 Жыл бұрын
💀☠️
@minister_of_films2635 Жыл бұрын
What an absolute unit
@epicsardines6440 Жыл бұрын
My friend joined the army in 2019 as a combat medic. He went in weighing in at 200lbs, the weight limit. Later he told me he was denied a promotion because he was overweight. He gained 20 lbs of fat while in the army! It has always surprised me how someone in active duty gained weight and we never let him live it down 😂
@IsaacMorgan98 Жыл бұрын
That's cause most people on activity duty struggle more with boredom than anything else.
@kellychuba Жыл бұрын
@@IsaacMorgan98 You are responsible for your own entertainment. ;)
@davida730 Жыл бұрын
I gained 15 lbs during basic and AIT training. Luckily most of it was good weight as I was doing a lot of strength training but still, it was very difficult to trim down the fat when I wanted too. The morning PT wasn't enough to really burn any calories. Add in having to wake up at 4:30am every morning, not being released until 5:00pm and you just don't have much free time. The chow hall is a whole other story, it's incredibly easy to overeat unhealthy food.
@Magnulus76 Жыл бұрын
Alot of food your are exposed to in the military isn't exactly low calorie. There's alot of meat, grease (S.O.S.), and fast food culture. Plus, alot of military jobs are support jobs working desks most of the time. Combine that with the diet I mentioned and for some people it's a challenge to keep weight off.
@al6r725 Жыл бұрын
@@davida730 Sleep is also very important for fat loss
@KnightSlasher Жыл бұрын
It just gives them an extra layer of body armor
@cookingwitharek9099 Жыл бұрын
Tanks
@GladiatorReal22 Жыл бұрын
Oh
@oracleofdelphi4533 Жыл бұрын
Just more of them to love.
@cfiber_inc Жыл бұрын
Lol
@rayclemenes7638 Жыл бұрын
I know this is a joke, but being more fat means bullets entering the body will be more lethal (due to tumbling and fragmentation).
@IndorilTheGreat Жыл бұрын
That jousting accident is also the likely cause of Henry VIII cruelty and mental instability. Beforehand, he was reported as being jovial and friendly, and a lot of people liked him. Afterwards...well, I'm sure you know about that.
@tf1249 Жыл бұрын
Its was probably the pain from it never healing properly🤷♂️
@germanss4311 Жыл бұрын
I mean, I read somewhere that he was proud of his toned legs or something like that. Imagine losing the progress of years because of an accident. That's gonna do something.
@hobobaggins8938 Жыл бұрын
Another 69 let's goooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
@Willy_Tepes Жыл бұрын
@@tf1249 Chronic pain has a way of making you grumpy, and since men in old times did not complain about pain, it is easy to blame it on personality. Grumpy old men may have a reason for their less than sunshine aura.
@Willy_Tepes Жыл бұрын
@@germanss4311 Hello my friend. I see you have healthy ideals and attitudes. Hail victory!
@JFKgaming1 Жыл бұрын
Simple history’s references have gotten so much better over the years. 6:56 is literally a reference to a KZfaq video of a large man mag dumping a pistol 😂
@gonzalosuarez4728 Жыл бұрын
I came looking for this comment
@MikeMusto Жыл бұрын
@@gonzalosuarez4728 Same haha
@theodorebear6714 Жыл бұрын
This is actually amazing because I have an airforce mp friend who joined around 2014 and was underweight and actually ate junk food to put on weight on base and it worked for him. Not as much as his recruiter had hoped but he did gain weight. The irony is that both of us as airmen bonded over video games and neither of us have ever been obese. Idk what it is but we are only two. I'm not active but I still do push ups. My friend has always been a light eater and that's why he's underweight. It seems like the habit of a lot of junk food paired with constantly unhealthy lifestyle associated with sedentary things like video games or *KZfaq VIDEOS* causes the u.s. population to gain weight unintentionally.
@ayoCC Жыл бұрын
Having a partner who cooks for you makes it really easy to over-eat, especially if they're good at it
@blakekenley1000 Жыл бұрын
When I went overseas I was encouraged to gain 15 lbs before we left. I weighed 215 lbs when I got to Afghanistan, when I left I was about 180 lbs. I was on a 240 crew, usually I had at 110-125 lbs of gear on me. Between the heat, the load and the lack of high quality food on our COP, I went from being chewed out for being a little husky to threatened with double rations if I didn't stop losing weight. Want mixed messages? Join the army.
@billyteflon1322 Жыл бұрын
Ah the life of being a dismount machine gunner. It is a magical time. I had the same experience in both the Army and then working with the Kurds. Loosing 30-40lbs is pretty normal no matter where you go. One experience was high caloric intake and expenditure, the other was eating anything you can find with a lot less gear
@WAViolenceLLC Жыл бұрын
Yeah that's not a thing and never was. Not one single tour in 10 years did I ever hear of anyone being told to put on extra weight to deploy. As a matter of fact if you are overweight and fail tape, you don't even get to deploy. I'm calling bullshit on everything you said. Everyone who tries to bullshit people always sathe same thing "I had 100 to 140 lbs of gear with a 100 lbs ruck and we walked 20 miles and I was a 240 gunner" blah blah blah. Bull crap dude
@enriquealvarez6145 Жыл бұрын
Sounds fun
@markvann9347 Жыл бұрын
@@WAViolenceLLC same thoughts, load out of 110+ pounds? Bullshit... Carrying 2/3rds of your body weight on your back, double bullshit. I believe over 50 pounds every 10 extra pounds costs you 1 mile an hour on a march. So you'd be lucky to march 1 mile an hour with a load out that heavy.
@bigdaddy7119 Жыл бұрын
@@markvann9347 I had a load out of 110+ lbs all the time. But I was a line Medic and had about 40 lbs of Aid Bag strapped to the top of my ruck.
@TreeBarkSide Жыл бұрын
Gives Battle of the Bulge a whole new meaning!
@PassTheSnails Жыл бұрын
Battle of the bulge already has a few meanings…
@coleman4840 Жыл бұрын
I’ve experienced that battle during school presentations
@trevorsizzle3705 Жыл бұрын
@@coleman4840 I seem to have exhaled through my nose while reading this.
@deityog3888 Жыл бұрын
@@trevorsizzle3705 Making me jealous rn, I have a nasty cold
@stinkymonke3622 Жыл бұрын
@@coleman4840 them always seem to take you by surprise
@EoCx1 Жыл бұрын
5:05 LMAO
@QwertyWirt Жыл бұрын
King Henry the V’s war horse: A valiant, healthy horse King Henry the VIII’s war horse:😣🫨🫡💀🪦
@ChineseContructionDozer Жыл бұрын
Dude in the thumbnail doesnt need a vest. He is the vest
@clonecommandermike332 Жыл бұрын
6:54 This is a reference to that one video where the fat guy empties a full pistol. I love the Easter eggs you guys put in here.
@dripmaestrolxix4228 Жыл бұрын
im glad im not the only one who caught that😂😂😂
@ItalMiser117 Жыл бұрын
Beretta 93R
@ultimate0706 Жыл бұрын
Saw that too lmao, I was hoping someone would mention it
@Motomochi Жыл бұрын
beretta fat guy
@Confused_Dog Жыл бұрын
@@ItalMiser117 nah, regular 92fs likely
@HelghastMerc Жыл бұрын
This video reminds me of when I played Call of Duty 2, for the first time. When I started to see obese German soldiers, in the American campaign, I thought, "Are the Nazis really THIS desperate?"
@mikehawk2003 Жыл бұрын
Ah I remember too, fun game.
@techturtle1402 Жыл бұрын
I mean, they started using Hitler Youth in active combat during the last few months of the war, and they used the elderly, too. I wouldn't put it past them.
@CrizzyEyes Жыл бұрын
@@techturtle1402 More impressive is the fact that an obese person exists in Germany at the end of the war
@CodenameTerrorizer01 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking of COD 2 too!
@eliel1815shadow Жыл бұрын
They actually were, but as how this video states, they were more likely the first being kia and being recently recruited civilians as opposed to be uniformed soldiers
@richardgarrison5286 Жыл бұрын
The most in-shape COD player
@Circle912 Жыл бұрын
This is gonna turn into simple history in a nutshell 💀
@ketas300 Жыл бұрын
Serving 9 months in Lithuania's logistics battalion, we had americans living on the left part of the first floor. I remember seeing one of them being close to morbidly obese. Didn't surprise me since I saw him ordering from local McDonalds every single day even multiple times a day.
@MrMor94ok Жыл бұрын
A huge machine gunner is fighting in the Ukrainian "Azov" regiment. I don't know what height or weight he is. It seems to me that he has a height of 2 meters and a weight of more than 160 kg. His call sign is "хата" in translation from Ukrainian it is a house. In the video, all Ukrainian soldiers are 2 times smaller than him in weight and half a meter in height. Add link video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r86lh7BnnZbRYZc.html look on 7:00 minute
@sebby324 Жыл бұрын
Americans are often fat
@seanjenkins6947 Жыл бұрын
you dont see that a whole terribly lot in active duty, but nearly 50 percent in the national guard of reserves are out of or very close to the edge of weight standards.
@jamesclouse9947 Жыл бұрын
I once did the math and my co worker spent over 240$ a month on McDonald's. He'd eat McDonald's breakfast and lunch 5 days a week for months. He'd also brag about spending 600$ at a strip club in a single night and the whole time I'm thinking "you know we have the same job right?"
@isthattrue1083 Жыл бұрын
@@jamesclouse9947 bullshit. Oh, putting the $ symbol after the number is a European thing. Americans don't write like that.
@Vite_Bangz Жыл бұрын
The man kicking the MRE into space as soon as real food was available is too accurate 😂😂😂
@DoktrDub Жыл бұрын
Well.. “real food”
@patriotth1453 Жыл бұрын
*_" To infinity....and beyond..."_* 😪🚀🌎 _- The Bag of MRE, late 2022_
@jamesmillerjo Жыл бұрын
Real?
@jeffamato7627 Жыл бұрын
legitly giggled at that thing disappearing into space
@Ganara426 Жыл бұрын
"Real food" zoomer
@MrBenny1010101 Жыл бұрын
I like how Henry the 8th is straight up palming an entire turkey and eating it like a savage
@FerretJohn Жыл бұрын
Overweight soldiers are rare these days, most services are pretty strict about their fitness requirements, especially Front Line Combat positions. But not everyone in the military is a field soldier, fitness tends to be less of a priority, not to mention harder to maintain, when your job is sitting behind a desk making sure the USS Chesapeake gets enough fuel oil and canned tomatoes. You will find some people in uniform on the extra large side, mostly older desk-jockeys, but no one you can really call Obese.
@jjtimmins1203 Жыл бұрын
In my boot camp in the 90s the overweight recruits were put on half rations and had a red stripe painted on their shirts. Underweight recruits had a yellow stripe for double rations and one recruit was on triple rations. His name was Bird (really) and he started at 110 pounds and got up to 130. Bird and the double rations guys were first in line for chow and the half ration guys were at the end of the line.
@LS-jv9hp Жыл бұрын
Bird must have been a fucking unit by the end of basic because what he was putting on was 20pounds of muscle id imagine.
@danshakuimo Жыл бұрын
Triple rations? This guy must have a metabolism that generates as much energy as a nuclear reactor lol
@planemod8399 Жыл бұрын
@@danshakuimo maybe he had a nuclear stomach
@Bramswarr Жыл бұрын
I definitely would have been a double rations guy if I'd been drafted. I'm starting to gain weight for the first time in my life at 26, because I started going to climbing gyms and eating more protein. But as soon as I stop my weight stops; even if I eat protein if I don't work out my body is just like "We burn the fuel, all the fuel goes into the fire, burn everything." I am normal weight now, 6'1" and 145lb, just 2 years ago and about 5 years straight before that I was the same height and 125lb.
@holiday4404 Жыл бұрын
@@Bramswarr Same
@mikethemechanic7395 Жыл бұрын
Served 93-97 Army. Back then. You were given your military paperwork to take to your next unit when switching units. Had a roommate who was overweight and could not pass a PT test. He threw his chapter out paperwork from Germany in the trash before my unit. He was in my unit for 1.5 years. He lived in the barracks for 3 weeks while he waited for his last paycheck. He would eat at the chowhall lol.
@jaybee6505 Жыл бұрын
97-03 82nd 11b. We had a guy get chaptered for being 230 at 6'4 and I got counseled for being 200lbs at 6'3, got back down to 186. That's been my benchmark since then. I am 43 now and and at 200, after three full joint replacements. Time to move more and eat less.
@bigdaddy7119 Жыл бұрын
I’m calling BS here. I was was in during that time as well, and know good and well that (A) You don’t PCS if you don’t have a current passing PT test score, (B) You’re NOT going to PCS if you’re being chaptered, (C) You had to take a PT test within the first couple of months when getting to a new unit. I could go on, but that’s enough to call shenanigans on your post.
@mikethemechanic7395 Жыл бұрын
@@bigdaddy7119 . I don’t blame you for calling BS. I was a 55B. We were so short handed. We were told falling PT test did not count for 1 year. I don’t know my roommates situation. All I knew is his ex platoon sgt saw him on post and tracked down his unit. I was in the barracks when our commander stopped us and told my roommate his ex platoon sgt told him about him getting chaptered out. He then Said. “ You have 9 months left. We are just going to let you finish. This is in 97 when guys were taking reduction bonuses for being an E4 to long. I knew 20 year guys who never went overseas or very little. I got a Article 15 my last 3 months in. I was given my DD214 to out process. I could have thrown away my paper work. But I did not.
@DasGoodSoup Жыл бұрын
@@jaybee6505 muscle vs fat too though bro if you're muscular ull be heavy
@quanbrooklynkid7776 Жыл бұрын
@@bigdaddy7119 damn
@johnminer1407 Жыл бұрын
Napoleonic general was reportedly so fat he used a wheel barrow to walk.
@joechretien5968 Жыл бұрын
I remember my parents talking about a soldier during the occupation of Germany in uniform was actually made of blankets. He was extremely light by the German population as he always had treats for the youngsters…
@voihanviineri6402 Жыл бұрын
Completing my mandatory military service of 1 year as a truck driver, I had a guy in my barracks who weighed 150kg and dropped it down to 140kg during the service. He was one of the nicest guys in the group and never complained once even tho just keeping up with the group while marching was a difficulty for him. Still have so much respect for the guy.
@chimichunga Жыл бұрын
can I get the American units
@bigt8511 Жыл бұрын
@@chimichunga 150 kg = 330 pounds
@bigt8511 Жыл бұрын
140 kg =308 pounds
@chimichunga Жыл бұрын
@@bigt8511
@SILOPshuvambanerjee Жыл бұрын
That's great
@SamGray Жыл бұрын
When I was in boot I was considered underweight, and so I had a tag on my blouse that said "Double Rat," meaning I was required to eat Double rations. I still only gained a little weight considering all the running and PT we did, but the overweight guys (they had "Diet" tags limiting them to half rations with no deserts) were never happy that I got two deserts. ;)
@iamnotafraid Жыл бұрын
I got double rats as well. Weighed about 165 before at 6'3, then by the time I graduated I was 205. Growing up I never ate more than what I felt was necessary cause my family was poor.
@spannaspinna Жыл бұрын
Would you get enough time to eat double rations lol
@iamnotafraid Жыл бұрын
@@spannaspinna In the beginning no, you just shovel down as much food as you can while everything is thrown around and you're being screamed at. Then you leave before you have enough time to finish. But in time it gets better and they mellow out a bit during chow.
@SamGray Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Phase 1 is just mad chaos. Sometimes you're lucky to get the protein in before you hear that, "5, 4, 3, 2, 1... aaaaaaand yer Done!" But worse than that is then you get to hit that pullup bar.
@sargehavoc Жыл бұрын
Same boat when I was at Sill in '12. They took half the chunky guy's chow and put it on my plate. He despised me beyond words. In at 117 lbs and out at 140 lbs.
@Ididitlikethis2079 6 ай бұрын
Herman Groing was the closest thing we have to a real life to a James Bond Villain.
@1blancagarcia2 Жыл бұрын
11:12 “WcDonald’s” 💀
@darkerdaemon7794 Жыл бұрын
My uncle was kicked out of the army for being overweight. Props to him though, he joined the Marines at 18 and did a tour in desert storm but he did 4 years and for out and legit joined the Army when he was 33, same age I am now, but about 80 - 100 pounds heavier than he was as a teen. He somehow made it through boot camp but got kicked out half a year in for being obese. Dude was surprisingly fast and strong for his portly visage. I saw him leap over an 8 foot fence in one move when I was being attacked by my Pitt rottweiler mix when I was 12ish.
@simunator Жыл бұрын
most leadership would overlook overweight status as long as the troop can still pass the exercise portions of the test and have good work ethic. if your uncle was kicked out it was likely due to force reduction/layoff or because he wasnt worth keeping around because he wasnt liked. i hope it was for the former
@blakekenley1000 Жыл бұрын
@@simunator you summed it up for me. I'm 6'1, my natural body weight is about 200 lbs. At my absolute peak I ran a 12:03 2 mile. Still got weight and tape every. Single. Time.
@dethkicstart Жыл бұрын
@@simunator hes a Marine. The army don’t tend to like us…
@darkerdaemon7794 Жыл бұрын
@@simunator It probably was the former considering they let him pass boot. He was around the same weight and size once he was 25. He was probably 5'10-11ish and 220-250 pounds.
@oif3gunner Жыл бұрын
Marins don't have to do Army boot camp. Sorry, your uncle lied to you.
@venonat80 Жыл бұрын
US Army NCO: There is no room for obese soldiers in my active duty Army! That’s what the National Guard is for!
@Demon-sh2wc Жыл бұрын
Average US armed forces rivalries
@Badbhoys Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@alexcebollero Жыл бұрын
You could say it’s a dog eat dog world in the army
@MrMor94ok Жыл бұрын
In Ukraine, a huge machine gunner is fighting in the "Azov" regiment. He's just gigantic
@Justin-pe9cl Жыл бұрын
Fatphobia is deathphobia.@@Son_of_Thunder_2000
@TheEssraw Жыл бұрын
6:05 The helicopter struggling to lift 💀
@juanmedellin6190 Жыл бұрын
Lol 😂😂😂😂
@eeef9334 Жыл бұрын
the thumbnail is so good I absolutely love it
@ChaosKoda Жыл бұрын
The thumbnail is legendary
@fluttzkrieg4392 Жыл бұрын
Goofy ahh thumbnail
@Gameprojordan Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the wide putin meme 😂
@TheONLYFeli0 Жыл бұрын
call of duty irl
@99mrpogi Жыл бұрын
Looks like Eric Cartman from south park enlisting in the US army
@atinofspam3433 Жыл бұрын
In the British army, we have a rule about needing to have your BMI in a certain range. However if you are outside the healthy BMI range, you can be accepted anyway if you’re perfectly able to meet all the fitness requirements. I’ve got a BMI that’s slightly below the minimum, and I know a couple guys who are over the Maximum, yet we were allowed in since we were perfectly able to do everything. And after a while the PT we do does make your BMI go into the optimum range.
@edgarallanpoe209 Жыл бұрын
BMI isnt reliable anyways
@superjonboy873 Жыл бұрын
The US Army does not believe in such a system. There is one standard and nothing else matters.
@grime2.085 Жыл бұрын
Body Mass Index is a broken measurement it does not take into account the person's body fat versus muscle lean tissue content. Muscle weighs more than fat it is denser, a cubic inch of muscle weighs more than a cubic inch of fat. That’s why 90% of weightlifters have a bmi that puts them into overweight category and I’m not talking about mr universe steroid freaks I’m talking about natural weight lifters who are incredibly fit will still be told they are obese
@amh9494 Жыл бұрын
BMI is a poor scale anyway
@callummclachlan4771 Жыл бұрын
@@amh9494 Yep. It doesn't work for individuals. Everyone's body is different. I know it's fairly uncommon. But the biggest wresters are obese according to BMI, but I have no doubt they would be fitter and maybe even healthier than someone who is in the BMI.
@leaguemastergg3647 Жыл бұрын
11:18 If you don't to eat fast food because it isn't healthy, just don't eat it. Its not like somebody is forcing you to eat it.
@jimfromhr2644 Жыл бұрын
Could you imagine facing off against a 400 pound 7 ft tall knight? That's bloody terrifying.
@demonslayereren3970 Жыл бұрын
Ornstein (Dark Souls)
@formoney5255 Жыл бұрын
I was in the navy for 4 years, and witnessed an exception. We had a chief that was so overweight on the ship that two sailors could fit side-by-side inside of his coveralls (i know this because two guys in laundry did just that; I wish i had the pic). They couldn't threaten to kick him out or even punish him because he was trained in a VERY specific specialization that the navy was VERY short staffed on.
@publiusventidiusbassus1232 Жыл бұрын
What was he, the anchor?
@EQuake2290 Жыл бұрын
@@publiusventidiusbassus1232 badda bing badda boom
@thegatesofsleep Жыл бұрын
@@publiusventidiusbassus1232 Damn that was funny lol.
@idkwhat5492 Жыл бұрын
@@publiusventidiusbassus1232 what you think its funny to hate on people and make jokes about them? being an anchor is one of the hardest jobs of the navy
@itsinreverse6009 Жыл бұрын
@@idkwhat5492 can confirm. I almost drowned once while anchoring the SS Omaha
@b1646717 Жыл бұрын
"WHAT IS THAT PRIVATE PYLE?" "A jelly donut, sir!"
@Steven-mk4gg Жыл бұрын
Many won't get it, and that makes me sad.
@b1646717 Жыл бұрын
@@Steven-mk4gg Me too
@alonsocovarrubias5227 Жыл бұрын
"Because you were hungry.................."
@lol3342 Жыл бұрын
I really gotta watch Full Metal Jacket someday
@princessmarlena1359 Жыл бұрын
(This stupid site removed my post and gave me a warning for no reason). Anyway, a friend of mine’s dad had a roommate at VMI who got in trouble for sneaking a chocolate chip cookie from the mess hall into the dormitories (hid it in his personal effects white box), and the roommate was also supposed to be on a diet.
@volundrfrey896 Жыл бұрын
Just pointing something out, the "fat" gladiators from what I've heard was a bit like the strongmen or sumo wrestlers of today. Sumo wrestlers may look fat but they only have about 25% body fat and are crazily muscly underneath the fat, 25% is right at the limit where you become overweight as a man. The average American has a bit over 45% body fat, meaning obese. Further more, sumo wrestlers has most of their fat right under their skin, which is why it's so visible. But it's the deep fat around your organs that's really detrimental to your health, that's the fat you get by not exercising.
@adriem1157 Жыл бұрын
Thumbnail made me thing if there was gonna be a guy eating fast food or something else like chips in the middle of the battlefield😂
@DRAKKENFIRE22 Жыл бұрын
Unless I missed it, Simple History failed to mention that relaxed physical fitness standards have led to obesity in today's US military. Fast food restaurants have been on military bases well before the 21st century, many service support MOSs (ie: legal, personnel action center, and etc) required sitting behind a desk for hours well before the digital age, and service members were still able to remain in shape. It's all about the PT. Even when I was a paratrooper in the 1990's, I loved eating Whoppers for dinner, and I was able to maintain my weight at 150lbs and run 2 miles in 11 minutes due to regular PT.
@StridersBored Жыл бұрын
I’ll give the Army this. For all the injuries and substance abuses I’ve developed, I’m in the best shape of my life and physically I’m as healthy as an athlete. If only my brain would work the same
@testname4464 Жыл бұрын
@@StridersBored Ever heard of Mikeburnfire? It's a youtube channel ran by two former servicemen, a marine and an army vet. It's mostly gaming related, but they also have "campfire" episodes where they talk about their time in the military. Just mentioning them because I've heard from other servicemen that they're incredibly relatable
@rhodesnd3670 Жыл бұрын
Um the army had the same pt test with same standards for like 40 years ......
@jamesrosewell9081 Жыл бұрын
@@rhodesnd3670 "The physical fitness assessments for the U.S. Army were first developed in 1858 at the United States Military Academy. Over the years, the athletics for soldiers have been revised repeatedly. According to a U.S. Army abstract, the calisthenics and events of "push-ups, sit-ups, and a 2-mile run was introduced in 1980."[2] As of 2020, the APFT is being phased out for the Army’s new physical fitness test, the ACFT." - Wikipedia
@cap7648 Жыл бұрын
@@testname4464 Finally, somebody else that knows those guys.
@sheevhernandez3869 Жыл бұрын
9:26 now that's an unexpected kill i never saw 💀
@thenoblepoptart Жыл бұрын
Bruh the part when Herman Göring starts stuffing his face and guzzling down a pint in the cockpit is so fucking hilarious to me
@BMM8621 Жыл бұрын
I love Simple history’s mascot. Perfect mix of a cartoony character in videos about history
@Jordan4Ibanez Жыл бұрын
That thumbnail is hilarious, I thought KZfaq recommended me that episode of South Park where cartman overdoses on beefcake shakes
@diavol2432yeahh Жыл бұрын
Bro got that janky hitbox
@yukiomarco5288 2 ай бұрын
caseoh causally being in the thumbnail 💀
@markarca6360 Жыл бұрын
I remember the story about the "Project 100,000" of McNamara, which includes overweight recruits. Also, I had seen an old video about recruitment and basic training in the USMC (in their facility at Parris Island, NC), where overweight recruits are subjected to weight loss routine, alongside basic training.
@jimmyrustler8983 Жыл бұрын
"Do we allow jelly donuts outside the mess hall!?"
@Warmaker01 Жыл бұрын
I used to be a recruiter for the USMC in the late 2000s. When joining the US Marine Corps, there's a certain level of height and weight standards acceptable. The point is to give the Drill Instructors a sound enough foundation to start with in training recruits. I did have guys in my Boot Camp Platoon (1993) that the Corps considered overweight Diet Recruits. What they ate was controlled even more than others. You just can't go out and grab a quick bite to eat at McDonalds when you feel like it. Still, even though these guys were Diet Recruits, they were running 1.5 miles, then 2 miles, then 3, etc. Exercising, marching, doing all the same training as everyone else. 12 weeks of physical training and heavily controlled diets, these guys lost a lot of weight. But again, a foundation was needed. They were heavy, but they could still run on Day 1 of recruit training.
@anf-2abuffalo603 Жыл бұрын
Parris Island is in SC but cool info
@vigilantobserver8389 Жыл бұрын
I don't know what it's like nowadays, but in '82, if you signed up and are obese, you'll regret not getting in shape first. I didn't pass the first PFT. I was a diet private and eventually was sent to the "Fatboy Platoon." It was three times worse than boot camp! I clawed my way out after a week and was assigned a different platoon. Do NOT get sent to the Fatboy Platoon. The mind-fu#king and brutal training forced a lot to quit. They had to wait 12 weeks to get kicked out, so you can see how important it was to graduate from boot camp!
@American001_offical Жыл бұрын
I don’t know if it was related, but I saw a Vietnam Era Video about training at Parris Island, and they had a program for recruits who were lagging in training to get special assistance from professionals to build muscle or lose weight before they continued training.
@Frosty_tha_Snowman Жыл бұрын
Most depictions of gladiators shows them being very hefty, especially for the time period. They were given a mixture of porridge made from grains and beans, sometimes mixed with rendered animal fat and/or cheese to put on pounds.
@hobobaggins8938 Жыл бұрын
Can this comment get 169 likes?
@moonpaladin5086 Жыл бұрын
the original bulking recipe
@aaronwylie6928 Жыл бұрын
Tigris of Gaul had a decent power-gut.
@Aimia4 Жыл бұрын
The grains are what helps to pile on the pounds, the fats are there to make it palatable. People always get carbohydrates' and fats' roles reversed. For anyone who would like an explanation, you simply cannot eat enough fats to become obese, as you lose appetite quickly. Carbohydrates activate a hormone called ghrelin which increases appetite. That's why many fast food places offer free refills on soda and give fries (or similar) alongside the main meal; to encourage you to eat more food. It's also the reason why there's always room in your belly for sweet dessert! EDIT: grammar
@Leon.Stanic Жыл бұрын
@Nate Ryan Yup, wanna lose weight? Don't eat carbs.
@ilikeseals7004 2 ай бұрын
If that guy In the thumbnail sat on a jeep,I'd call that a tank
@watchspotting 5 ай бұрын
Caseoh joined the army in the thumbnail
@bjarkiengelsson Жыл бұрын
That thumbnail 😂 And I thought I was wide
@SnowyHakone Жыл бұрын
6:53 love the fact that simple history references the fat guy pistol meme XD
@ExcaliBurnGD Жыл бұрын
Obese soldier : better hitboxes
@GPGOLDENTEE Жыл бұрын
King Henry: Bring me my steed, and my stool.
@Bluepizza1684 Жыл бұрын
8:15 "The taste of Ohio" I always forget that Wendy's was founded in Columbus, Ohio
@arnotric Жыл бұрын
Lmao the thumbnail.
@Rice_Grainz_II Жыл бұрын
This is truly one of the war stories in history
@jayczzzya Жыл бұрын
I passed out when the obese general's vest popped and became a deadly projectile
@MrXdmp Жыл бұрын
An overlooked fact: Imperial Japan also called up to service many sumo wrestlers but little is known if they were deployed in combat or not during the Pacific war.
@draco_1876 Жыл бұрын
Sumo wrestlers aren’t obese and back then sumo wrestlers were a lot more smaller
@VinnytotheK Жыл бұрын
@@draco_1876 Sumo wrestlers aren’t obese xD
@Secret-rg3wq Жыл бұрын
8:15 the taste of ohio💀💀💀
@FrankFurther Жыл бұрын
@@draco_1876 are you on crack? Sumo wrestlers are morbidly obese and don't often survive past 40.
@Longinus_Ulyanovsky Жыл бұрын
@@draco_1876 "aren't obese" On average 166kgs for 185cm tall. Literally twice what a healthy adult should weigh.
@prestonpotter4507 Жыл бұрын
8:17 Time to make a fast food chain with the motto”The taste of Ohio”
@victorio_2008 Жыл бұрын
only in ohio
@cathay_paciic Жыл бұрын
fr 💀
@shoelicker Жыл бұрын
Swag in ohio
@RandomPerson-hd6wr Жыл бұрын
You'll die of food poisoning
@toastychrunch Жыл бұрын
@@shoelicker swag like ohio
@sumott497 Жыл бұрын
I would say that there is something going on with our food supply. I regularly run, and yet am putting on weight the moment I touch a less-than-healthy food choice. The increase of obesity at numbers beyond the norm... we need to seriously look into our food supplies.
@senuauwu Жыл бұрын
finally i can be in the military this gives me hope
@OOF441 Жыл бұрын
True
@Lawrence_L1 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, whilst you can, it would be an idea to lose weight. I'm trying to join the British Army, and need to lose a few more Lb's before I'm in the Yellow (straight to Basic training) mark on the BMI chart, before I apply. I also need to reduce my run time by about 20 seconds still. Basically, I understand the struggle to lose yhe weight and Basic training will be more difficult if you're overweight. Look up so e pf the things you'll do in Basic training, but also remember that you'll be trained to meet the later stage stuff when you go.
@thememebandit6767 Жыл бұрын
Get ready for drill Sargent
@aurelius-sparks Жыл бұрын
I'm not obese, but surely overweight. Let's go!
@senuauwu Жыл бұрын
@@Lawrence_L1 Good Luck
@JETHEREALXIV Жыл бұрын
The thumbnail is crazy bruh ☠️
@mvslice Жыл бұрын
The fat soldier animations are amazing.
@TheAloofBuddha Жыл бұрын
lmao. hilarious video, my man was in full uniform jogging with a gun on one hand and a drumstick on another
@krealyesitisbeta5642 Жыл бұрын
What a glorious thumbnail.💀
@ekhozo6850 Жыл бұрын
07:46 - Several years ago I was watching a documentary on the US military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and I was totally shocked to learn that fast food chains were present at the base. I never thought such a thing would be allowed in any military facility. I don't know if other countries do the same, but at least here in Mexico, your only meal options while on active duty are those provided at the military base's mess hall and nothing else (which by the way, normally consist of scrambled eggs or a piece of meat with beans or some vegetables, together with tortillas or a piece of bread).
@jacadi123 Жыл бұрын
As it should be. Lots of US soldier live on so much confort even deployed overseas .
@kaboon3489 Жыл бұрын
I guess for some situations fast food could be benefitial? Like, as a emergency food. Not something you'd eat everyday for lunch, but the high calory count could be useful for excessive physical strain.
@harlanmcdiarmid Жыл бұрын
Yeah the bean army suckss
@ralado31 Жыл бұрын
@@kaboon3489 nah, there's definitely better options than trash food.
@user-ni9zb4mk7f Жыл бұрын
Tried on Thai conscripts food i dare you. you won last for 2 weeks.
@espritusantoamen787 Жыл бұрын
He punted A MRE 10000 yards out to Space 🚀🤣🤣🚀🤣🤣🤣
@ivanandres3094 7 ай бұрын
The thumbail soldier is a whole M1 abrams
@thesnowmexican763 Жыл бұрын
Knew an Arty Sergeant who was 5ft10 pushing 300+, guy could run like a gazelle, it was majestic af
@SpankUrTank Жыл бұрын
What a beast
@VanquishMediaDE Жыл бұрын
When I was stationed at FT Carson (2015-2018), there was a fella in my battalion that had to be at least 250-275 possibly 300LBS (roughly 113KG-136KG). He had some sort of medical waiver and they made uniforms large enough for him, ironically he was on a restricted PT profile so he almost never worked out, he basically stretched during PT hours.
@VanquishMediaDE Жыл бұрын
@Bliss I know but with how low the standards are now, they're desperate for people. He was a hard worker and he did his MOS well so there is something to be said for that.
@w3irdflexbr0 Жыл бұрын
Was he non-combat?
@VanquishMediaDE Жыл бұрын
@@w3irdflexbr0 everyone in my unit was non-combat MOS
@AbuHajarAlBugatti Жыл бұрын
@@w3irdflexbr0 he was in combat with the kitchen
@hunt9087 Жыл бұрын
With the shortage of recruits.. and lack of check (apparently you can lie abouy medical record) you can easily enlist.
@evanwilliams1130 Жыл бұрын
not every guardsman giving this a side eye lmao
@dachavanderlinovo413 Жыл бұрын
Last general doesn't exist, you just created him from your imagnation lol 😂
@BenCDBrown Жыл бұрын
BMI is not a good measurement. Had a gym teacher in high school who was also a wrestling coach. He was 5 foot even in both shoulders and hight, could hold himself up with one hand, ran over 10 miles a day and spent three hours a day pumping iron. According to his BMI,he was morbidly obose.
@omaradriani6770 Жыл бұрын
Dude how many people are jacked to the point of being obese because of the amount of muscle they hold, as someone which is overweight by BMI standards while being 12% body fat I can guarantee you that it's statistically irrelevant
@DaHuntsman1 Жыл бұрын
Not to mention the way the Military does its tape test is honestly fucked, i've seen Jabba the hutt looking motherfuckers pass the tape test because their necks are like basketballs but people who are otherwise fit fail because of a thin neck.
@rayhankazianga6817 Жыл бұрын
Yep. Once you get below a certain body fat percentage, bmi is useless
@Gorgoth_siberian Жыл бұрын
while pumping iron and telling your BMI you also should add " BMI *** with * % bodyfat " i also been called obese, while having around 14% bodyfat. being like 191cm\108kg
@georgiykireev9678 Жыл бұрын
Extra weight is still extra load on the heart, doesn't matter if it's muscle or fat. BMI may not tell the full story, but overweight is overweight
@classifiedagent8807 Жыл бұрын
I was overweight and could not accomplish the physical fitness criteria when enlisted in Malaysia Military Cadet (i dont know why they accepted me even though i am unfit). After a month i lost 10kg of bodyweight. After 3 months, now my BMI is normal. From 92kg to 80kg. To those overweight and obese people, dont give up, you can do it. Just trust the process and push yourself.
@GeorgeWockington01 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations!
@mrcroob8563 Жыл бұрын
Congrats but 12 kg is the difference between too overweight to perform and being fit? X to doubt
@Haris-qo1hx Жыл бұрын
@@mrcroob8563 maybe he’s just very tall?
@PrezVeto Жыл бұрын
@@Haris-qo1hx you must mean very short
@PrezVeto Жыл бұрын
@@mrcroob8563 I can believe that in an Asian military. Obesity is much rarer in Asia. They could have a pretty tight BMI band that they deem acceptable.
@johnnymiherinas6318 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Greece and I had to go through mandatory military service... Many obese conscripts were completely exempt from armed duty... But the funny thing was that I'd see many obese sergeants and officers who were considered physically fit on paper... 😂😂
@seventysue8090 Жыл бұрын
Omg that guy kicking the mre and it blinking like team rocket cracked me up.
@shaned93 Жыл бұрын
I know when I tried to join the USMC in 2018. My recruiter refused to sign me until I went from 250 lbs to 200 lbs. I had to meet with him every day after work and workout for 2 to 3 hours. I even had to report what I ate each day to him. Finally I made weight in 2019 and lost an additional 30 lbs in boot. Anyone reading this planning to join up. Exercise and diet a lot.
@sandifeola9385 Жыл бұрын
That's dedication! congrats on your success I wish you well!
@RussianBear42069 Жыл бұрын
You’re definitely going to want to thank that recruiter when u finish basic 😂🫡
@amh9494 Жыл бұрын
Ha that recruiter likely added years onto your life.
@Darthstep19 Жыл бұрын
Great work!!
@PrezVeto Жыл бұрын
Jesus. Nice dedication on both your parts.
@MakinamiPhYT Жыл бұрын
Editor: what thumbnail should we use for this video SimpleHistory: "E X T R A W I D E"
@ahsanyasin8980 Жыл бұрын
Guy in a thumbnail is a whole platoon by himself.🤣🤣
@sean9163 Жыл бұрын
How can I NOT click a video with a thumbnail like this?
@matthewkf Жыл бұрын
Soldier: Blocks 50 cal with gut Same Soldier: laughs in obesity
@simonk.9530 Жыл бұрын
"You fool! I have been trained in your jedi arts by Jabba the Hutt."
@matthewkf Жыл бұрын
@@simonk.9530 I see you got that reference congratulations
@BadCompanyGaming Жыл бұрын
@@simonk.9530 Fun fact: Hutts will sometimes eat people.
@krum1703 Жыл бұрын
7:35 Dude! I just got a 30 man kill streak! Where's my nuke?
@chippy-459 Жыл бұрын
It's a funny image thinking of an entire Tiger crew weighing like 400lbs each 😂
@SkycIops Жыл бұрын
Private Meatsheild was an amazing soldier. Godspeed that magnificent man...
@evantambolang3052 Жыл бұрын
He may be gone, but without his thiccness, hundreds soldier will fall.
@PurinSunflower Жыл бұрын
The thumbnail is FOUL 💀
@commandercorl1544 Жыл бұрын
Although obese soldiers were rare and usually a liability, in wars it was not uncommon to see men who weigh around 220- 250 pounds, and in fact this was almost ideal in many jobs, as body mass often helps with carrying heavy objects. This is why most world record holding weight lifters are slightly fatter and more muscular, rather than slim and with 8 pack.
@smileyeagle1021 Жыл бұрын
Also, worth pointing out, that an extra 20 pounds of fat works out to an extra 70,000 calories that soldier has in reserve if supply lines get broken and they lose access to rations. If 20 pounds of body fat isn't going to hinder their physical mobility, that sounds like a pretty big asset.
@muffinconsumer4431 Жыл бұрын
Fat=Stronger is one of the biggest false equivalencies I’ve ever witnessed on KZfaq. Bravo
@hobomike6935 Жыл бұрын
@@muffinconsumer4431 fat people *are* (relatively) strong. their muscles are buried in their fat. Remember, Fat people must not only work against the normal loads/resistances of a fit person, but must *also* be able to lift/move their extra pounds, meaning their legs and shoulders are usually strong. what fat people _lack_ is stamina, which fit people usually have in excess. they tire out after just a few exertions, while the fit people are running circles around them. fit people will often wear a weight jacket or ankle weights to simulate the extra resistance fat people work against to *further* strengthen themselves.
@muffinconsumer4431 Жыл бұрын
@@hobomike6935 You’re missing the entire fact that they still have the weight on that they “trained” on. They essentially gained net zero strength.
@hobomike6935 Жыл бұрын
@@muffinconsumer4431 maybe if you consume more muffins you'll eventually gain more strength
@junkbot5607 Жыл бұрын
The guy in the thumbnail has bigger hitbox than the backstab hitbox from tf2
@lemeres2478 Жыл бұрын
Well, in melee combat, extra weight was also an advantage besides just having more of you to cut. It is for the same reason everyone wants a 6'2", 240+ pound line backer. So you'd take you shield, guard yourself while you got up to the enemy line, and try to tackled through like a freight train. And when you were on the defensive, it is a lot harder for a 5'4 starving farmer conscript to get past you in the same way. Of course, whether or not you can maintain that weight is a different issue. The idea of supply lines is fairly modern. As in "around the time people started used muskets" modern. So the only people keeping that weight are the upper ranks.
@OwlofAsgard Жыл бұрын
This takes *bullet sponge* to a whole new level...
@Chewingrubber Жыл бұрын
Good one... Lmao
@mikesendec3972 Жыл бұрын
Bullet sponge cake
@aj3751 Жыл бұрын
I laugh at the accuracy of this, while living ACROSS THE STREET from a pizza hut on base. Hysterical, and sad. My recruiter made me drop 50 lbs before letting me join up. I lost another 20 lbs in basic training. But now that I'm in my job "shop", it's exactly what you said: monitoring screens all day. PT is left up to the individual. Diet choices are left uo to the individual.
@AbuHajarAlBugatti Жыл бұрын
I would eat at pizza hut 4 times a week. American military sounds more like university campus (but with dumber people of course). Just a bunch of young people who have no idea what to do, wasting time and having fun, doing party and eating fastfood. But with a few guns laying around. Kinda funny
@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus Жыл бұрын
Great job! The accurately drawn rifles are a nice touch.
@Mooseski117 Жыл бұрын
6:51 I really appreciate the fact that you animated the fat guy firing a pistol meme.
@PartnershipsForYou Жыл бұрын
Oldie but a goldie
@tupatshakurtis5195 Жыл бұрын
Friend of mine was stationed in Afghanistan and told me about a time a mortar hit their KFC on base and how pissed off everyone was lol
@ThaiLifeChronicles Жыл бұрын
Yes all large FOBs down range have fast food. Loved getting the treat whenever I’d have to go to VBC (victory base compound) when I was in Iraq. You need stuff to look forward to when in these types of situations it’s a morale boost to the troops. Yes many eat that to much but like everything moderation is key
@tricksterjoy9740 Жыл бұрын
The enemy: uh oh. We blew up their favorite food. Run?
@crazybunny1134 Жыл бұрын
I wonder how employment for those establishments work Like, do workers there get as much pay as in their home country or they get bonus due to being so far away from home and near danger
@samwell2004 Жыл бұрын
@@crazybunny1134 Local people are probably hired, though I'd imagine you'd get more money for working on a military base just like you do in airports etc
@crazybunny1134 Жыл бұрын
@@samwell2004 i didn't think about local people being that in some situations it would be kind of dumb hiring local people in places like Afghanistan, it would be dangerous for security