South Korean Man Guilty Binge Eating to Dodge Military Service

Monday, November 25, 2024

The binge-eating man dramatically increased his food intake over a period of three months in hopes of hitting a body mass index (BMI) high enough to be categorised as fit only for non-combat roles.

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A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fightRead more here https://t.co/TpJPNx7a1Y pic.twitter.com/7hx403HkRG
" The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 24, 2024

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Should have gone the "bone spurs" route.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2024-11-24 08:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

63% of our youth have lived a life of binge eating and can't serve...

#2 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-11-25 03:38 PM | Reply

63% of our youth have lived a life of binge eating and can't serve...
#2 | Posted by RightisTrite

You hate us for our freedom...

Our freedom fries!

#3 | Posted by censored at 2024-11-25 07:36 PM | Reply

What's going on here?

OneNut's not Chinese, but ShrimpDick is So. Korean?

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-25 08:50 PM | Reply

63% of our youth have lived a life of binge eating and can't serve...
#2 | Posted by RightisTrite

You hate us for our freedom...

Our freedom fries!

#3 | Posted by censored at 2024-11-25 07:36 PM | Reply

It's 71% that are ineligible to serve in the US. Of that 71%, 31% are obese. The rest have health problems, drug problems, criminal records, dependents, or can't read.

#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-11-27 09:03 AM | Reply

It's 71% that are ineligible to serve in the US. Of that 71%, 31% are obese. The rest have health problems, drug problems, criminal records, dependents, or can't read.
#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg

America! Eff yeah!

#6 | Posted by censored at 2024-11-27 10:13 AM | Reply

We have the luxury of not really being at war. Once you need fodder, criminal records and can't read go first, then those with drug and health problems, then those with dependents.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-11-27 10:54 AM | Reply

We have the luxury of not really being at war. Once you need fodder, criminal records and can't read go first, then those with drug and health problems, then those with dependents.
#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg

As long as we keep hurricane-flag guy at home. We need him for morale.

#8 | Posted by censored at 2024-11-27 11:09 AM | Reply