Under intense pressure to "trim" its budget, the Army is dismissing a rising number of soldiers who do not meet its fitness standards, drawing from a growing pool of troops grappling with obesity.

Obesity is now the leading cause of ineligibility for people who want to join the Army, according to military officials, who see expanding waistlines in the warrior corps as a national security concern.

I don't understand this at all: if we let gays into the military and gays love working out then why are more soldiers being dismissed for being fat?  Come on, gays - step it up! 

-W&J's Producer

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