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Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen resort to liposuction

By James Sanborn on October 31, 2013 Battle Rattle, Fitness, Marines, Medical, Military appearance

The New York Times, Washington Times and the New York Daily News and others are just now reporting a story that is old news for Military Times readers — service members are resorting to extreme weight-loss methods to meet strict body composition standards. Marine Corps Times reporter James K. Sanborn first broke the story three years ago in July 2010, when it was revealed that a large number of service members were resorting to risky and sometimes deadly weight loss methods including dehydration, purging, diet supplements and yes — even liposuction. Doctors told Marine Corps Times then that often perfectly…

Behind the Cover: Liposuction, starvation, laxatives and the Corps

By Dan Lamothe on July 27, 2010 Behind the Cover, Military appearance

This week’s Marine Corps Times cover story focuses on a part of life that keeps some Marines up at night: Facing “the tape.” Diving into a new study conducted by Marine officers, the story focuses on the extreme measures that some Marines go to meet the service’s tough body composition and military appearance standards — up to and including liposuction. Yes, we have someone on the record sharing his experience with the procedure, and others who say they’ve considered it. The story also hits on some on how dangerous some of the methods used by Marines to stay trim are, such as…

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