I hate to say this, but when I was in the Air Force from 1977-81, we had the option each year to either run a measured mile or walk a measured 1 1/2 miles within a time prescribed by age.
So apparently at some point after I separated, presumably during the WOT, the Air Force dropped the walking option of the yearly Physical Fitness test, and are now reinstating it.
81-85, there was no annual physical fitness test thst I was aware of. So long as you were in compliance with AFR 35-11, they left you alone.
Yeah, I was in at that time and we had to run.
Thanks for the reminder. We aren’t all decendants of Vikings or Marathon Runners or Watusi Tribesmen.
Even back when I could ‘run’, long before my flat wide feet became an everyday problem, I wasn’t much of a runner, but I loved going on long walks and nature hikes.
I did my USAF Basic Training in 1970. Even back then the PT was a joke compared to the other branches. But, it didn’t matter much to me because I was in very good shape when I went in.