PJFT + BMI
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You should be aiming to keep your BMI within normal range. We don't just have a minimum level for a laugh - there is hugely increased risk of muscle damage or fractures during training if you are underweight.
Joining the RN is about a lot more than ticking boxes.
If you break yourself during training it is the RN's responsibility. If you are underweight then you will not begin training.
Joining the RN is about a lot more than ticking boxes.
If you break yourself during training it is the RN's responsibility. If you are underweight then you will not begin training.
Just to re-iterate angrydocs comments, in the case of Royal Marine Commandos, if they dip below 60Kg during recruit training they get medically discharged - regardless of height & BMI.
The issue is that you need to be fit and healthy - our duty of care responsibility to the individual is that they do not sustain preventable injury during the rigours of training and beyond.
Your height and weight should be recorded immediately prior to the PJFT.
The issue is that you need to be fit and healthy - our duty of care responsibility to the individual is that they do not sustain preventable injury during the rigours of training and beyond.
Your height and weight should be recorded immediately prior to the PJFT.
thanks for the help guys
well i don't know im going in for a ET/WE and on the website i couldn't find what the weight limit is after failing the first time i to go back to the AFCO to get advice and the petty officer i talked to had no idea that there was a weight regulation for it so i aimed to get over the marines weight of 60kg (i cam out of my re-med at 60.3)
well i don't know im going in for a ET/WE and on the website i couldn't find what the weight limit is after failing the first time i to go back to the AFCO to get advice and the petty officer i talked to had no idea that there was a weight regulation for it so i aimed to get over the marines weight of 60kg (i cam out of my re-med at 60.3)
I wasn't weighed at my PJFT but I've heard of people that were.
BMI isn't wholly accurate but is widely used as a means of showing if a person is at a healthy weight or not.
At the medical I was classed as nearly over weight (24.7) but hardly have an ounce of fat on me.
It's only a ratio of your mass (in kg) over your height (in m) squared, and doesn't take into account body fat percentage or bone density. There's plenty of BMI calcs online to keep an eye on what level you're at though.
But angrydoc is spot on about muscle damage in training if your underweight, your body may not be able to undergo as much stress during any physical training.
BMI isn't wholly accurate but is widely used as a means of showing if a person is at a healthy weight or not.
At the medical I was classed as nearly over weight (24.7) but hardly have an ounce of fat on me.
It's only a ratio of your mass (in kg) over your height (in m) squared, and doesn't take into account body fat percentage or bone density. There's plenty of BMI calcs online to keep an eye on what level you're at though.
But angrydoc is spot on about muscle damage in training if your underweight, your body may not be able to undergo as much stress during any physical training.
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I wish people would stop moaning about BMI. Yes, it isn't perfect. We know this, but there is no perfect measure.
BMI is more likely to over-read than under-read, ie a muscular person may seem obese on BMI but a low BMI always indicates underweight. Incidentally, those well built guys who object to being told their BMI is too high should note that, although they are physically fit, they are still more prone to injury than those with a normal BMI. Look at the number of 30-40 year old rugby players if you don't believe me.
It's a balance, but a degree of common sense useful when making an assessment.
BMI is more likely to over-read than under-read, ie a muscular person may seem obese on BMI but a low BMI always indicates underweight. Incidentally, those well built guys who object to being told their BMI is too high should note that, although they are physically fit, they are still more prone to injury than those with a normal BMI. Look at the number of 30-40 year old rugby players if you don't believe me.
It's a balance, but a degree of common sense useful when making an assessment.
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