The 75th Ranger Regiment is a lethal, agile and flexible force, capable of conducting many complex, joint special operations missions. Today's Ranger regiment is the Army's premier direct-action raid force. Each of the four geographically dispersed Ranger battalions is always combat ready, mentally and physically tough, and prepared to fight our country's adversaries.
The average 6-year-old is about 42 inches tall and weighs almost 50 pounds. Your child will double that weight by the time he reaches adolescence, and grow to five feet tall or more!
In 1961, the average 11-year-old boy had size three-and-a-half to four feet and the average 11-year-old girl size three feet. Now the average 11-year-old boy has size four-and-a-half to five feet and the average girl size four feet. In more recent decades, as childhood obesity has become a problem, the effects have been felt at ground level.