Overweight Army Recruits


	Overweight Army Recruits

reduceyourweight

1-13-2009 4:33 PM

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reduceyourweight says:

I would say we have a real problem in this country with weight when the US Army is now considering a camp for overweight recruits. <a href=http://www.reduceyourweightchallenge.com>Losing weight</a> is not just mainstream Americas problem anymore it is now impacting our Armed forces.

It is past time that we as a nation do something about the <a href=http://www.reduceyourweightchallenge.com>overweight</a> epidimic in our country. It starts with you and me to make sure we are not carrying around extra weight.

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