MILLINGTON, Tenn. — The Navy’s primary school for training sailors to become physical fitness instructors has recently been plagued by sweaty, heavy-breathing students who have exceptionally high rates of diabetes, Navy officials confirmed last week.

The Navy Fitness Instructor Training Program, located in Eastern Millington, has seen the rates of diabetes in students climb to alarming levels over recent years, as the number of students has begun to swell, just like the students themselves.

The Navy quickly responded with changes in an attempt to combat the number of students with diabetes who are all also suffering from lower back pain as well as achy joints.