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I ran track for 5 years, and cross country for 4. I was all county in both sports, and captain of the track team for two years.
Sign your kid up for a sport instead of getting him an XBOX, and you'll be fine.
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It's amazing that new potential recruits can't even do ten push-ups. I'm not too surprised how many of them can't handle the ASVAB, particularly the technical side of the test.
It's a shame because we have the greatest military in the world. My daughter is only 10 but she told me she wants to join the Marines when she is older so I make her do pushups before she gets ready for school in the mornings.
It is unnecessary and utterly ignorant to require the soldiers of today's ultra-modern and high tech military to do push-ups, running and other such physical fitness silliness. Today's soldier need not be in good physical condition. He no longer should need stamina to march or to endure prolonged hardships at the scene of battle.
The modern soldier relies on vehicles to transport him to battle and he is highly skilled in the use of high technical weapons to accomplish his mission. Prior to entering the military he probably spent millions of hours playing video games. The skill and knowledge of such games are a marvelous asset to the soldier who is fighting a computer war.
Furthermore, obese soldiers are more jolly and enhance morale in today's ultra-modern military. Do not criticize America's troops -- let them be fat and happy. They are doing a great job.
There is no longer a need for soldiers to get up a six in the morning, march, run and stomp around and do push-ups and stuff. Instead of all that, they should have a generous pasta and pancake breakfast, go to their weapons computers and ride around in air-conditioned hummers.
I ran track for 5 years, and cross country for 4. I was all county in both sports, and captain of the track team for two years.
Sign your kid up for a sport instead of getting him an XBOX, and you'll be fine.
Even a Wii with the exercise attachments is better than sitting passively in front of a monitor.
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I ran track for 5 years, and cross country for 4. I was all county in both sports, and captain of the track team for two years.
Sign your kid up for a sport instead of getting him an XBOX, and you'll be fine.
My children play video games also, too much I think. I agree with signing them up in other sports, but what really helps is when THE PARENT gets involved WITH THEM. My boys play video games, but have never turned down an offer to go hiking or just playing catch with me. Parents have a responsibility to make some things happen.
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Originally Posted by RickRhetoric
It is unnecessary and utterly ignorant to require the soldiers of today's ultra-modern and high tech military to do push-ups, running and other such physical fitness silliness. Today's soldier need not be in good physical condition. He no longer should need stamina to march or to endure prolonged hardships at the scene of battle.
The modern soldier relies on vehicles to transport him to battle and he is highly skilled in the use of high technical weapons to accomplish his mission. Prior to entering the military he probably spent millions of hours playing video games. The skill and knowledge of such games are a marvelous asset to the soldier who is fighting a computer war.
Furthermore, obese soldiers are more jolly and enhance morale in today's ultra-modern military. Do not criticize America's troops -- let them be fat and happy. They are doing a great job.
There is no longer a need for soldiers to get up a six in the morning, march, run and stomp around and do push-ups and stuff. Instead of all that, they should have a generous pasta and pancake breakfast, go to their weapons computers and ride around in air-conditioned hummers.
I agree completely. Plus fat soldiers provide more cover.
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I agree completely. Plus fat soldiers provide more cover.
Absolutely! They do indeed provide much more cover plus they can be jolly and with their surplus body fat they can go up to six hours in combat without a pizza.
Not only that but when the enemy sees how fat and happy Americans are they want to defect.
In Vietnam, skinny captives and chieu hoys (defectors) would all say they wanted to come to America because they wanted to live in a nation where everyone was fat.
Last edited by RickRhetoric; November 5th, 2009 at 12:57 pm.
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