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  2. Bantam (military) - Wikipedia

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    A bantam, in British Army usage, was a soldier of below the army's minimum regulation height of 5 ft 3 in (160 cm). [1]During the First World War, the British Army raised battalions in which the normal minimum height requirement for recruits was reduced from 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) to 5 ft (150 cm).

  3. Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 - Wikipedia

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    Nominally available for limited military service, but below standards for general military service (conscientious objector and applicable to ages 18 to 25 only). May 26, 1945: Oct 27, 1946: I-A-O (H) Nominally available for noncombatant military service, age 38 to 44 inclusive. Mar 6, 1943: Oct 5, 1944: I-A-O (L)

  4. United States Army during World War II - Wikipedia

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    During the medical examination, which included vision and hearing, weight, height, dental health and a check for hereditary diseases, the recruits were divided into three classes: 1-A fully physically qualified for general active military service., 1-B Physically unfit for general active military service, but fit for special and limited ...

  5. Recruitment to the British Army during World War I - Wikipedia

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    At the beginning of 1914 the British Army had a reported strength of 710,000 men including reserves, of which around 80,000 were professional soldiers ready for war. By the end of the First World War almost 25 percent of the total male population of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland had joined up, over

  6. Army eases fitness test standards for women, older troops

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    FILE - U.S Army troops training to serve as instructors participate in the new Army combat fitness test at the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade compound at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 8, 2019.

  7. Army Body Composition Program - Wikipedia

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    The Army Weight Control Program was first published on 1 September 1986. [2] The primary goal of the Army Weight Control Program was to ensure the following: Quoted from Army Regulation 600-9, Effective 1 October 1986: "4. Objectives a. The primary objective of the Army Weight Control Program is to insure that all personnel—

  8. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table , original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.

  9. Jakob Nacken - Wikipedia

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    Nacken was the tallest soldier in the German Army during World War II at a height of seven feet three inches (2.21 m). He was employed as a giant Santa Claus and appeared on American television as a figure of high stature and in freak shows as the World's Tallest Man.