New IDF policy: Deferring service for those who want to lose weight and enlist in the army

Soldiers destined for combat units but whose BMI index on the day of enlistment is too high will now be able to defer their enlistment for a few months and during this time lose weight to be admitted to the original unit to which they were assigned.

The IDF says that in every recruitment there are dozens of such cases, and many of them manage to lose weight and return to combat deployment.

Amir Bohbot

09/01/2022

Sunday, 09 January 2022, 20:40 Updated: 20:59

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In the video: Recruits from the August 2021 class at BKOM (Photo: Reuven Castro)

IDF authorities have decided to give overweight people the opportunity to enlist in combat units despite the medical problem. Opportunity to reduce their body weight.If they do manage to reach a normal BMI at the end of the rejection period, they will be able to enlist in the original unit for which they were assigned in the next recruitment cycle.

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BMI is a parameter that measures body mass in relation to height.

IDF medical personnel define the normal score as a condition for placement in combat units. Candidates for recruitment are considered and their height is measured in the bureaus during their first order. -BMI compared to the first order.

A high score leads to a referral to a screening officer and placement in the positions of combat supporters and in professional and administrative positions.

According to military data, every recruitment has dozens of cases of change in the index, most often as a result of weight gain before enlistment.

In such a situation, soldiers will be able, at their request, to change their original placement, or, as stated, to postpone service and try to improve the index.

In many cases, the IDF says, recruits manage to lose weight and return to their original placement.

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