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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 722450" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>husband didn't have the typical "manly soldier's body" either. He was into dance and martial arts, though did start running when he signed up for delayed enlistment.</p><p></p><p>He was small but heavy boned, and wiry. He also had never so much as handled a firearm before going into the Army, and had a heckuva time.</p><p></p><p>With practice and going through that phase a second time, he passed. Interestingly, after year in Germany, he improved so much that he made the competitive riflery team!</p><p></p><p>He only weighed about 150lbs in uniform, including boots, and had to uncork the martial arts skills a few times on infantrymen who thought it would be cute to benchpress him.</p><p></p><p>The military dates back to the days when people were in good shape from working on farms and PE in schools, and when everyone knew how to handle at least a rifle for hunting. </p><p></p><p>So long as she can pass the basic marksmanship requirements, she's fine. If she follows the training she's given, she'll pass.</p><p></p><p>As regarding PT, well, an awful lot of enlistees, even back in husband's day, had to go through the PT fitness platoon. husband didn't, but had a time on the runs initially as he'd had his ship date delayed due to a broken ankle and hadn't been able to run for 12 weeks. He could run 2 miles no problem, but it took 3 weeks before he could make time. He never was a fast runner, but could go on a ten mile run or 20 mile march without a problem until some idiot dropped the hitch on a water trailer on his right foot, breaking the hell out of it and leaving him with a permanent limp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 722450, member: 1963"] husband didn't have the typical "manly soldier's body" either. He was into dance and martial arts, though did start running when he signed up for delayed enlistment. He was small but heavy boned, and wiry. He also had never so much as handled a firearm before going into the Army, and had a heckuva time. With practice and going through that phase a second time, he passed. Interestingly, after year in Germany, he improved so much that he made the competitive riflery team! He only weighed about 150lbs in uniform, including boots, and had to uncork the martial arts skills a few times on infantrymen who thought it would be cute to benchpress him. The military dates back to the days when people were in good shape from working on farms and PE in schools, and when everyone knew how to handle at least a rifle for hunting. So long as she can pass the basic marksmanship requirements, she's fine. If she follows the training she's given, she'll pass. As regarding PT, well, an awful lot of enlistees, even back in husband's day, had to go through the PT fitness platoon. husband didn't, but had a time on the runs initially as he'd had his ship date delayed due to a broken ankle and hadn't been able to run for 12 weeks. He could run 2 miles no problem, but it took 3 weeks before he could make time. He never was a fast runner, but could go on a ten mile run or 20 mile march without a problem until some idiot dropped the hitch on a water trailer on his right foot, breaking the hell out of it and leaving him with a permanent limp. [/QUOTE]
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