Sydney: Australia is likely to lower its recruitment standards to let overweight people and mild asthmatics join army troop, the nation's top soldier said on Sunday.
Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, head of the Australian Army, said he was confident that new recruitment targets that amounted to 500 new troops a year would be met, even if it meant lowering recruitment standards on health and weight.
"Sure some people might be a bit overweight, but we're good at getting people fit and taking the weight off them," Peter Leahy said.
"Clearly, we won't be able to take people who suffer very badly from asthma, but for those who might have had it as a child or might be just suffering on the edges, again concessions can be made and we can make sure that they're fit and healthy," he added.
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