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Officers above Company level always pencil whip the ACFT and weigh ins too.

12 posted on 07/03/2023 9:36:09 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk

To: Newbomb Turk; The Duke

Remember, he only has to pass the female standard.

86 posted on 07/04/2023 5:38:39 AM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)

To: Newbomb Turk

Not at my battery, but that was nearly 40 years ago. My last job in the Army was HQ battery commander at Fort Bliss. I had great support from the Colonels who were in charge of 5 directorates. Nobody was exempt from taking the PT test.

I led PT 5 days a week: 20 minutes of calisthenics, followed by a two mile run in formation.

Our pass rate was nearly 99%, 5 out of 300+ soldiers flunked it the first time, all passed on the retake.

In addition to the 5 Colonels, the Base Commander was in my battery. My only problem was with the Battalion Commander, who led by fear and intimidation...we didn't get along very well...lol. He was 180 degrees from my battalion commander in Germany, who demanded intelligence and imagination from his officers.

I was getting out after my command anyway, so I ran the battery as I wanted to.

108 posted on 07/04/2023 9:06:09 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)

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