Army Recruit Dies Due To Extreme Dieting
Glenni "Glenn" Wilsey V of Vermilion, Ohio wanted desperately to get into the United States Army. He had to lose 94 pounds in four months to do so. If he missed the cut-off, he'd have to try again. Apparently, this was not an option.
Wilsey went on an extreme diet and died as a result. His death was due to an irregular heartbeat by way of extreme electrolyte imbalance according to Lorraine County coroner, Dr. Paul Matus.
Who is to blame for a life cut short by extreme dieting? Wilsey's mother says the Army recruiters are to blame. "He'd say, 'Mom, these guys know what they're talking about.' He believed what the recruiters were telling him over what I was telling him," Lora Bailey said.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, Wilsey, who enlisted on February 11, 2011, was delayed for deployment due to his weight. Wilsey died earlier this month, seven pounds short of his goal.
Now it is a 'he said, she said' battle. The Army could not comment on recruiters coaching Wilsey in his weight loss regimen. An investigation has been ordered by the commander of the Cleveland Recruit Battalion.
Wilsey's mother is suing the U.S. Army. She says that she pleaded with her son to stop the extreme dieting. Wilsey ignored his mother's pleas and followed suggestions from recruiters. She also stated that recruiters encouraged self-induced vomiting, according to newsman.com.
"The matter is under investigation," Douglas Smith, spokesman for the Army Recruiting Command headquarters in Fort Knox, Kentucky said Friday. Smith expressed condolences to the family but could not comment further.
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