Are you a member of the U.S. military hoping to score tickets to the UFC fights being held on the White House lawn to celebrate President Trump’s birthday (or maybe Flag Day)? Well, hopefully, you were listening when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned 800 military commanders to Marine Corps Base Quantico last fall to announce his no “fat troops” policy.

The military is currently compiling lists of U.S. service members who will be offered tickets to “UFC Freedom Fights 250” on June 14. The Octagon being constructed on the South Lawn will have about 4,300 seats, and Time reported that at least 1,200 will go to active military members.

To get tickets, service members must meet the new body-fat standards the Defense Department put into place earlier this year, according to internal memos reviewed by the Washington Post.

“Ticket recipients are required to meet the [Defense Department’s] waist-to-height ratio standard of less than 0.55, as well as all service specific........

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