Out of shape personnel will miss out on promotion: Army
In order to check obesity in the force, the Indian Army has warned that out of shape personnel would miss out on promotion, foreign postings and career enhancement courses. As per the new policy, the senior officers have been granted powers to carry out random checks and medically downgrade such people after a thorough check up. 
With a number of officers and men looking out of shape in their uniforms and failing in physical tests, the Indian Army has waged a war against obesity in the force warning that such personnel would miss out on promotion, foreign postings and career enhancement courses in the force.As per the new policy issued by Army last week on reducing obesity in the force, there would no place to hide for obese officers and men as senior officers have been granted powers to carry out random checks during their visits and medically downgrade such people after a thorough check up.