FWIW, you could join the army at 15. Several of my classmates did in the 1980's. Age 15 we were all a little trimmer. Nuff said.

As to size; Scotland suffered huge losses in WWI. Soldiers had to be at least 5'4" - so go figure. The gene pool has only begun to recover in the last three decades.

I`m 37, 5'6" and 130 lbs - exactly the same size as my grandfather. Nowadays I'm tiny, but I know several guys that went to school with me who are smaller.

My ex MOD kilt (Thom. Gordon, Glasgow 1975) is a 29" waist and fits me - just! No more room for middle age spread...

M.