• Puff up that chest: Indian Army recruitment drive

    Raminder Pal Singh / EPA

    A prospective recruit has his chest measured as part of a fitness test during an Indian Army recruitment drive on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on Aug. 6.

    Raminder Pal Singh / EPA

    Prospective recruits run during a fitness test for an Indian Army recruitment drive on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on Aug. 6.

    Raminder Pal Singh / EPA

    Prospective recruits run for a fitness test during an Indian Army recruitment drive on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on Aug. 6.

    Raminder Pal Singh / EPA

    Prospective recruits jump to grab the bars for a fitness test during an Indian Army recruitment drive on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on Aug. 6.

     

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