On Sunday I took PT Test. I was one point lower than last time. I went over max on the situps (82, 64 is max) and the pushups (just barely) but was 28 seconds too slow on the run. So my score was 296. BUT, I almost flunked the AFPT before I ran. At 8am we went in for height and weight. My weight was 191, up from my usual 186 because I had not ridden the bike for almost a week and was eating a lot the night before the PT Test.
Since I am getting old, I am slowly shrinking. The first time they measured me, the medic said I was 71 inches tall. According to Army height-weight standards 186 pounds is the maximum weight for a man 71 inches tall. The medic sergeant rechecked and said I was 72 inches tall. Then the max weight is 197. If I had not passed height and weight, I would have been a No Go on the overall fitness test even with a score of 296 out of 300.
Actually, if the measurement had gone the other way, the medics "tape" you, checking your waist and neck. With my waist and neck measurements, I would be allowed up to 203 pounds. So I am good. For now.
But I have to make sure I am not a Fat Boy in the future!!!!!!
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In the "Old Army" if you passed the PT test, they didn't care how fat you were.
ReplyDeleteI had to be taped for the last 10 years, but I always passed the PT test...even when they made us do it in Baghdad in the middle of our deployment.