Therefore if you fall outside this range you will be rejected. According to the armys special operations command the average height and weight of an army ranger are 69 inches and 174 pounds. I cant recall a single team sergeant built like a marathon runner. Since 9 11 many former military members have asked me about re joining active units or challenging themselves to try for special operations positions after several years out of the military or in. Sof average height and weight. The british army has had similar problems.

Sof average height and weight. Im doing a statistical analysis of people in special operations and i was wondering if anyone on this sub could comment their height and approximate weight if they ever served as a green beret or ranger. Special operations command include some of the most elite fighters in the us. Military is height less than 58 inches and more than 80 inches. The sf guys in my old bn one or two were rail thin types but most averaged about 5 9 or 5 10 and probably 180 190. In 2011 a senior british army officer wrote that the taliban refer to british soldiers as donkeys who move in a tactical waddle because of the weight they carried in afghanistan which averaged 110 pounds.

The ideal height range for male applicants to the armed forces is between 60 inches and 80 inches. The troops that make up us. The officer continued explaining that our infantry find it almost impossible to close with the enemy because the bad guys are. Military across all branches. Body fat percentage army rangers as well as other soldiers can. I tend to think that smaller guys wouldnt have any longevity with all of the weight carried and things done while carrying said weight.

The overall effect is more of a bell curve with a majority in the middle grouping of 68 72 inches tall with a body weight in the 175 195 lbs. For armed forces female applicants the cause for rejection to the us.

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