i’m about 30 minutes from West Point and can tell you the weather (heat/humidity) has been unbearable since Thursday- i run daily and pride myself on running every day in all sorts of weather but i was even becoming concerned it was so bad...
Tragic. But let this child’s life remind us, none of us are guarenteed even one minute more, no matter what our physical shape.
Heat stroke; someone’s career is in jeopardy for not monitoring his fluid intake.
Compared to the other training, I found the land nav course to be relatively low on the exertion scale. However, it was one of the few instances in which you would spend extensive periods of time alone. Anything could have happened...but I wouldn’t instantly blame the heat.
When going through Airborne training as an ROTC cadet in August, a long, long time ago, the Black Hats made sure everyone was hydraded and run through the showers 2-3 times per day. When you are soaking wet from a cold shower, 95 degrees is actually comfortable.
It's dangerous. God bless the men that choose to train themselves to protect the country.
We lose more fighter pilots in training than in combat.
War, even training for war, is dangerous and not for sissies.
Hand salute for the Cadet.
/johnny
So sad for his family.
RIP.
One of his classmates was with us at Church today, Sad story. The young man with us completed the course but had heat stroke himself.
Prayers sent....
My neighbor’s son graduated this year from West Point. I hardly recognized him when he came by to visit. They made his a true man among men.
May have been a heart problem not directly related to the high temp/humidity/improper hydration. A number of young athletes die every year while practicing or competing. That’s why schools now have defib units (AED) in school and they take them with them on the road. Students are trained to use them in phys ed/health classes.
When you are alone, of course, you are in trouble.
Here’s a brochure and an article:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/students/safety/health/services/cardiac.pdf
http://www.defibrillator.net/Blog/post/2011/03/07/ANOTHER-YOUNG-ATHLETE-DIES.aspx
People die for 100,000 differnt reasons. I’m just sorry this one died.
RIP, young man.
Prayers up. May God welcome this young warrior.