Overview
- The trainee was appointed as a Polizeimeisteranwärter in September 2022 and was removed from the civil‑service relationship on May 31, 2025 after a police medical report found obesity.
- On May 22, 2026 the Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin‑Brandenburg confirmed the dismissal and rejected the trainee's appeal against the lower court rulings.
- A police physician recorded a BMI of 32.8 in December 2024 and gave a two‑year negative prognosis for return to service, a finding the courts treated as decisive.
- Judges cited 111 sport‑exemption days in 2024 and the trainee's failure to follow orders to lose weight, and they found a privately commissioned medical report did not show sustained weight loss or a reliable future prognosis.
- The decision underscores that under the police service regulation a BMI above 27.5 can trigger loss of duty fitness and that neutral employer‑commissioned medical evaluations carry special weight in public‑safety personnel cases.