Okay not really fat, but definitely out of shape. Here I am ready to ship to basic training June 23 and truth is Im really not all that ready.
In order to be deemed physically fit enough just to enter basic the requirements are:
13 pushups
NO PROBLEM
17 sit-ups
AGAIN, NO PROBLEM
1 mile in 8 1/2 minutes
MAJOR PROBLEM
The problem does not lie in the fact that as of this very moment my mile is about one minute over where it should be, but in that Im shooting for 2 miles in 15 minutes & 42 seconds.
Why am I shooting for that when Im only required to do 1 mile in 8 1/2 minutes??
Well for starters its the difference between about $1,200 a month and $1,600 a month if I can meet the Army Physical Fitness Test prior to going to basic.
Here is what required at the end of the 9 weeks of basic training:
42 pushups in 2 minutes
EASY
53 sit-ups in 2 minutes
TOO EASY
2 miles in 15 minutes & 42 seconds
TOO HARD
Now at the end of basic if I can not meet those requirements then basic is extended for me and I will be sent to what is called "fat camp". I am 130lbs I really dont want to be sent to fat camp. "
Im not worried about that to much though, if you can not reach those goals by the end of basic than you are a flunkie and do not belong in the Army in the first place. What I am worried about is reaching that goal prior to basic.
BEFORE BASIC=E2=MORE MONEY
FAIL TO DO SO BEFORE BASIC=E1=LESS MONEY
So here I am at the track today trying to get my ass in shape enough to do my 2 miles in times and Im getting overlapped by people that do belong in fat camp and Im just realizing I have my work cut out for me. Im going back everyday though and I guarantee I will meet that goal soon.
In order to be deemed physically fit enough just to enter basic the requirements are:
13 pushups
NO PROBLEM
17 sit-ups
AGAIN, NO PROBLEM
1 mile in 8 1/2 minutes
MAJOR PROBLEM
The problem does not lie in the fact that as of this very moment my mile is about one minute over where it should be, but in that Im shooting for 2 miles in 15 minutes & 42 seconds.
Why am I shooting for that when Im only required to do 1 mile in 8 1/2 minutes??
Well for starters its the difference between about $1,200 a month and $1,600 a month if I can meet the Army Physical Fitness Test prior to going to basic.
Here is what required at the end of the 9 weeks of basic training:
42 pushups in 2 minutes
EASY
53 sit-ups in 2 minutes
TOO EASY
2 miles in 15 minutes & 42 seconds
TOO HARD
Now at the end of basic if I can not meet those requirements then basic is extended for me and I will be sent to what is called "fat camp". I am 130lbs I really dont want to be sent to fat camp. "
Im not worried about that to much though, if you can not reach those goals by the end of basic than you are a flunkie and do not belong in the Army in the first place. What I am worried about is reaching that goal prior to basic.
BEFORE BASIC=E2=MORE MONEY
FAIL TO DO SO BEFORE BASIC=E1=LESS MONEY
So here I am at the track today trying to get my ass in shape enough to do my 2 miles in times and Im getting overlapped by people that do belong in fat camp and Im just realizing I have my work cut out for me. Im going back everyday though and I guarantee I will meet that goal soon.
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