BMI - Body Mass Index - or Bl**dy Misleading Info
Morning Ladies and Gents,
I have finally started my application for pilot in the RAF, and have been to my local AFCO to fill in some initial forms.
When reading and signing a medical/fitness form there was a part about ‘weight in relation to height’ (or similar) – obviously relating to BMI. My BMI makes me slightly ‘overweight.’ I don’t consider my self overweight and I exercised four times a week. I do intend to get my BMI down to the ‘accepted’ level, but if I don’t (thinking that losing muscle rather then fat is going to be hard…) how is this likely to influence my application/selection?
I, and I’m sure other board members, know how c#*p BMI actually is, not taking into account muscle mass etc, but do the RAF see this too?
Thanks,
BUPA