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Originally Posted by The Reaper
I was at SWCS for my second tour starting in 2001 and we never advised candidates to train with that much weight.
It breaks people down and gets them hurt.
TR
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Got it. Thank you, TR, for the response.
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Originally Posted by WarriorDiplomat
I went during that time I believe the most I carried was 45 without water and during the STAR it was roughly 85-90 together with the radios MRE's etc....
I did see a recommended train up hand out that had a 5x100lb ruck squats program on it I used, I do not remember ever seeing anything recommending 100lb ruck marches I believe the train up weight most recommended was 55-65lbs.
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If I recall, my class was the last one before they started doing the Trek and I thought I remembered thinking that the weight had gone down back then.
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Originally Posted by blue02hd
Just curious, but who advised this??
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A hand out maybe? I was going over it on the flight from Ft. Hood to Bragg and the guy sitting next to me asked if I had really done all of the training in the material I was reading. Turns out he was SF. I said yes. Then he gave me his number and said "If you get selected, call me. If you don't get selected...don't fuckin' call me." Long story short, I tossed the handout and his number so I can't reference the handout.
My memory is most likely flawed in terms of the ruck weight, but I appreciate all of your responses. I've started training again with a much different mindset than I had as a young soldier.
Thanks again,
-C