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United States v. Shepherd

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided April 4, 1958No. 9875PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

Major General Thomas M. Watling-ton, Commanding General of the 8th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, promulgated an order requiring overweight personnel of his command to reduce by diet and exercise. The accused, a six-foot three-inch officer, was one of those who came under the provisions of the “fat boy” program. In February 1956, he weighed in on a dispensary scale at three hundred pounds. On the basis of plotting charts prepared by the medical staff, he was required to lose one hundred pounds.1

During March and April the accused…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. LongUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1952
  2. United States v. RichardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
  3. United States v. PatrickUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  4. United States v. NicholsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  5. United States v. RussellUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. United States v. DuBayUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  2. United States v. ThomasUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  3. United States v. HurtUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  4. United States v. JohnpierUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1961
  5. United States v. JusticeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962

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