I don't know how the Navy does it, but the Army has slightly lower max weights, and allows people to go over them as long as their measurements are within certain parameters.
It's because of ice water training -- the more pounds you have, the better your odds of surviving full body submersion in near-freezing water.
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Date: 2004-12-20 03:38 pm (UTC)It's because of ice water training -- the more pounds you have, the better your odds of surviving full body submersion in near-freezing water.