I couldn’t believe this:
<>The most difficult event for both male and female soldiers is the two-mile run, with 5% and 22% failing, respectively. The run must be completed within 21 minutes.<>
I’m almost 70 yrs old and jog (it aint running) four miles in 45 minutes.
These young people should be running no more than eight minute miles.
I was never a runner, though I could handle long rage patrols with no problem. My usual 2 mile time was around 14 minutes, which meant I had a decent score on the PT test after maxing pushups and situps.
Several of my ROTC classmates were pushing me to go to Ranger School, but I knew my limitations: I was not confident of my ability to endure a month on one C-rat a day, getting by on about an hour of sleep per day, or running 5 miles in less than 30 minutes.
I got my Airborne wings, that was enough for me.