Pentagon Applies Waist-to-Height Ratio Test for White House UFC Event Tickets
The Pentagon is screening service members for White House UFC tickets using a waist-to-height ratio threshold of 0.55. Those who fail the fitness standard will not receive tickets.
azernews.azThe Pentagon is screening troops for tickets to a UFC event at the White House by measuring waist-to-height ratio. 55 threshold to qualify. Those who exceed the limit will not receive tickets.
The test uses a single ratio calculation rather than traditional body-fat or physical-fitness assessments. The Pentagon has not released additional criteria or appeal procedures.
The screening applies specifically to the upcoming White House UFC event. No other guest categories or ticket-allocation methods were described. The policy marks the first reported instance of a body-composition metric determining access to a presidential event.
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Some service members will be excluded from the White House event based on body measurements.
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