this is kevin ammerman and ken was determined to join the armed forces. he initially went last year to apply to be a marine. >> but he got turned down because of his weight. >> according to people in the armed forces, they're saying that obesity now is a huge national security problem, because people are too overweight to fight in battle. >> kevin was one of those people coming in at 351 pounds. >> but kevin wanted to achieve his dream. he wanted to be in the armed forces. >> he used this as motivation to lose the weight. >> he absolutely used it as motivation. listen to this video shot last year just as kevin began his weight loss journey. >> i've wanted to go into the military a long time and can't do it because of my weight, also i'm trier tired of being as heavy as i am. >> he join add program he thought might work for him and one of his friends was a co-founder of the organization. >> kevin's goal too loz 150 pounds. fast forward to today. he's lost 160 pounds. and was just accepted into the army. he deploys later this month. >> i wish him godspeed a