Except, in the New, liberal Army, you cut those requirements in half if you are a female or waive them entirely if you are a sought after minority or oppressed LGBT.
How is that for some real life "protect our Country" drills.
I still have my USAF booklet on the 5BX exercises from basic back in 1966. After thumbing through the booklet I “feel” stronger.
“...supine leg flutters caused chronic hip injuries, such as small fractures and tears, McIntyre said, so they were replaced with leg lifts.”
But how can a soldier ever run across a battlefield if a very gentle supine flutter will cripple him?
This conditioning program is setting the soldiers up for disaster during combat conditions.
I wonder if they demand group hugs.
Grenade throws optional.
This is written almost as if no army in past, oh, 5,000 years has done physical training. Like it’s a new concept, or something. This is what graduates journalism school?
US Army drops grenade throwing as a requirement to graduate because new recruits can’t throw far enough (but do they mean women?) - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5392363/Army-wont-require-recruits-throw-grenade-far-enough.html
OMG the military is being destroyed by fanatics who fail to recognize basic male-female differences.