Posted on Mar 1, 2024
Army quietly dropped 5-mile run requirement from airborne school in 2018
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Standards changed…and it was years ago. The change to 2 and 3 mile running is being compared to changing from running in boots to running in shoes.
Army quietly dropped 5-mile run requirement from airborne school in 2018
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I understand the need for staying in top physical condition but I go back to what my father told me. In 3 years of combat during WWII, the only time he ever ran anywhere was in basic training
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That's too bad because I was a cross country runner. I was gonna go to airborne school on my civil affairs unit but I broke my ankle in combatives.
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I was a cross country runner myself during my high school days. It helped me build character.
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CPT (Join to see) Ariel, Those days when you could run a 4 mile race in community college on Thursday and then run and then 10K Run on Saturday for fun. Those were the days when you were young and you could recover easily.
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Pain is weakness, leaving the body. This was a good pain though...
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