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Originally Posted by doug1980
I still don't know any job in the Air Force that is that physically demanding. I was a lumberjack for 8 years, that is physically demanding, and was the same weight same body structure when I was serving and did just fine. However, I could not pass the A.F PT test, so I don't understand how I was unhealthy. When I did my 3 years in the Army doing Infantry that was physically demanding too, but Security Forces was not, Aircraft Maintenance was not, so said my brother who did that for 6 years, so I can't see any.
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Fuels Maintenance personnel often have to climb into the wing of an aircraft, contorting their bodies in tight claustrophobic spaces while wearing a gas mask. If you are overweight it can make your job a lot more challenging.
Even an office job can be affected by your health. If you are overweight and out of shape you are sluggish and vulnerable to other health problems like back pain, high blood pressure, low energy, circulation problems, hernias and other nagging ailments that come from a sedentary lifestyle.
I don't see anything wrong with encouraging fitness and tightening up standards. Being healthy and fit can only enhance your performance, not hinder it, and it also reflects on your image as well. When a guy starts looking like a duffle bag in his uniform and the young troops are talking smack about him behind his back, it's time to hit the gym.
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