Deadline looms for airmen to submit waist-to-height ratio after Hegseth's vow to crack down on 'fat troops' [View all]
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 14 July 2026 15:39 EDT
Active-duty members of the U.S. Air Force have until the end of the month to submit their waist-to-height ratios to leadership, part of a Trump administration crackdown on military fitness.
“To strengthen our readiness, every Airman must focus on fitness and appearance standards,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach wrote in a letter on Monday.
The fitness standards, which call on Airmen to maintain a ratio below 0.55, are an “important component of our overall fitness program and provides commanders another tool to understand the readiness and health of the force,” Wilsbach continued. “Finally, continue to uphold our dress and appearance standards,” he added. “A professional image reflects discipline, pride, and attention to detail.”
The ratio requirements, which reservists have an extra month to submit, come as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign against what he has called “fat troops” in the military.
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