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formrusmcsgt says:
The service is revamping its physical training to help a more obese generation lacking physical skills .
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Sheesh.

Because of rampant gluttony the services have to work lard off of recruits before they can deal with the physical challenges of combat.

I'd have never believed it.
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longtree-2009 says:
something is wrong when the enemy is made up of children to senior citizens without modern weaponry and they are holding off one of the supposed best military in the world. the enemy has no air force, no missiles, no navy, no tanks, no drones, no body armor but they have held off the united states military for about over 8 years in afghanistan and almost as long in iraq.
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formrusmcsgt replies:
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It's called assymetrical warfare and has been used effecively all over the world.
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us_1776 says:
What? No more 5 mile runs at 4:30AM before breakfast. No drill sergeant making you half-deaf screaming in your ear as you stand at attention. No doing the obstacle course twice because one of your buddies failed it.
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formrusmcsgt replies:
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Now this is a man who's been there.....
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run2jazz2 says:
More PT sergeant more PT, I like it , I love it, I want more of it make it hurt Drill Sergeant make it hurt! If you are going to start with more of it get all of those lazy field grades sitting up at Brigade and Division with those desk jobs eating Krispy Cream Donuts all day.

I remember when I was running down Ardennes for PT we ran in a freezing rain and wind with the 82d Airborne Sweatshirt and those funky yellow trunks with the black stripe. Hell, I remember we ran from 1st Brigade down to SOCOM and back! Damn, I miss those days!
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edgy44 says:
1500 Nukes on alert. Why not use them, instead of just renting them? You don't even have to get off the couch.
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davcor2 says:
I got plenty of physical training during basic in 1965. Probably the best shape I've ever been. The problem is that much of the physical training stops after those first eight weeks. The military should adopt a continuous strenuous program that continues throughout military service. Not just Special Forces, Rangers or Deltas but the entire force. Just because your job may be in an office behind a desk, shouldn't mean the physical fitness should stop . . . . . . . .
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edgy44 replies:
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It's basically a unit discipline. In my units, the senior enlisted always had mandatory swimming and running events every week. Most of the hard core also did resistance training. My favorite was the electronic row-boat. That sucker was fun, and you could lose a gallon of water weight. Once I went into combat, my gear didn't seem to weigh as much. I could actually carry more water than the minimum, and that was my key to survival several times.
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thesevenveils says:
First thing the Army needs to do is get rid of those "BB Guns" that are standard issue rifles. What they heck good is it to hit the target when the bullets just make them mad? What happened to carrying a round powerful enough for "one shot, one kill"?

The 223 round was adapted during the cold war under the premise wounding the enemy put more stress on their resources than killing them. The paradigm has changed, especially when the enemy refuses to quit fighting just because they were tagged by an energy starved bullet and dieing in combat will give them great honor and many virgins or what ever in their believed after lie.
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love2ridend replies:
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I agree also bring back the .45 the 9mm is a joke.
nasadawg replies:
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LOL, How many people have you shot with the m16a3? I have a few and works just fine.
formrusmcsgt replies:
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The 223 was introduced because the round is smaller and begins to tumble on impact, accruing tissue and causing a larger wound than a penetrating round will.

Goes in the size of a pencil and comes out the size of a golf ball.

You've never had any training, much less combat.

Nice try.