If you were rich it was made to measure. If you were a poor foot soldier, then much less so.
In the Royal Navy they used to joke that the ratings' uniforms only came in 2 sizes, too big and too small.
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"Before he crunched his numbers, the consensus among his fellow air force researchers was that the vast majority of pilots would be within the average range on most dimensions. After all, these pilots had already been pre-selected because they appeared to be average sized. (If you were, say, six foot seven, you would never have been recruited in the first place.) The scientists also expected that a sizable number of pilots would be within the average range on all 10 dimensions. But even Daniels was stunned when he tabulated the actual number.
In the Royal Navy they used to joke that the ratings' uniforms only came in 2 sizes, too big and too small.
See also:
"Before he crunched his numbers, the consensus among his fellow air force researchers was that the vast majority of pilots would be within the average range on most dimensions. After all, these pilots had already been pre-selected because they appeared to be average sized. (If you were, say, six foot seven, you would never have been recruited in the first place.) The scientists also expected that a sizable number of pilots would be within the average range on all 10 dimensions. But even Daniels was stunned when he tabulated the actual number.
Zero." https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/when-u-s-air-force-disc...