Hmmm. Get your education paid for. EAT! Get released from duty?-----70% of U.S. Troops Suffer from Obesity - The HighWire

Obesity in the United States Armed Forces costs the Pentagon more than $1 billion per year, with nearly 70 percent of U.S. troops being overweight or obese. - Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards

• And, across all armed services, that number is rising. 

A new study explains how our military faces an unprecedented challenge, with active-duty manpower at an all-time low. 

Obesity is the leading cause of recruitment disqualifications and separations, contributing to the largest recruitment crisis since 1973.

...As a result, the estimated cost of obesity in active-duty service members now exceeds $1.35 billion annually, with obesity-related health issues, such as diabetes, hypertension, and musculoskeletal disorders on the rise...