27-06-2020, 12:37 PM
During the First World War, the British army had a minimum height requirement of 5'3". There were so many volunteers that failed to meet this requirement that they ended up recruiting 30,000 men in 'Bantam' battalions!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31023270
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31023270