Funny how the Army poke fun at our larger crew, yet the only time I've seen takeoff weight compromised was with the good old TeenyWeeny Airways.
Refuelling at an unpleasant fwd location over the water. Huge WO Pilot lands & tells young SAC to 'fill her up'. Comes back 1 hr later & berates the SAC for filling the tank - the fat knacker could not take off vertically with a full tank, so we had to drain 10 litres out.
Be the best.