The Army is desperate for smart, fit soldiers. How these $200M fit camps get recruits into shape.

By Tom Vanden Brook

WASHINGTON — Patricia Limbaga’s recruit-cute moment happened at her lowest point.

She’d failed her military entrance exam eight times and her dream of joining the Army felt like it was slipping away. That’s when her DoorDash route took her to Brig. Gen. Richard Harrison’s driveway last summer.

“She approached me, and she says, ‘Oh my God, you’re a sign from God,” Harrison recalled. “It kind of struck me like, ‘Why?’ I’ve got three kids and a wife, and no one’s ever called me a sign from God.”

Whether providence or coincidence, the meeting between a prospective entry-level soldier and Army general was propitious. The Army, the largest branch of the U.S. military, has been desperate for recruits, and the 23-year-old from Chesterfield, Virginia, desperately wanted to join its ranks. Two problems: Limbaga couldn’t pass the military academic test, and she didn’t meet height and weight standards. The military needs smart troops to operate sophisticated, expensive weapons, and young people fit to fight…

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