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Old 01-18-2007, 16:31   #18
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
First, not everyone is troll-sized. I used to carry your full body weight in my ruck.
Ouch!!! That's gonna leave a mark. Troll sized? Gee thanks, Sir, I'm of average height / average build. (and not for a troll). Hell, I used to carry my body weight in my ruck, or close to it. And not everybody is as overgrown as Sneaky.

My thoughts are that an Army wide PT test might be a thing of the past, at least after initial entry into the service. There could possibly be Branch specific PT tests, based on mission type. A desk jockey supply pogue needs to be in shape, but not in the same shape as an Infantry soldier.

We mostly trained lighter than Mission Requirements, but did go full load occasionally to keep the muscle memory and keep used to moving that way.
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