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Originally Posted by BendtheBar
Hey soldier...been a while since I went in service. Has the recruiter talked about what bodyweight they expect you to be at once you get into basic?
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They do go by weight, but if someone is over weight then they measure bodyfat. They do it by measuring your neck and your waiste and plugging the numbers into a formula. It's completely idoitic, and every person who measures you does it differently. Sometimes I'm 18%, sometimes 22%, depending on who measures me.
Either way, I only have to be under something like 26%, so I'm fine. I have a lot less fat and am in much better shape than a lot of guys going in.
There's good news as far as PT. One of the future soldiers is placed in charge of the whole group. He/she runs PT, choosing what we do for the whole workout. This person is known as the Platoon Sergeant. Our last Platoon Sergeant was this ball-busting chick who kicked our asses, but not in what I consider a positive way. She expected brand new soldiers to know things, and we got dropped when they didn't, even if it was their first day. The new platoon Sergeant is a little less gung-ho, and is more open to suggestions from others, myself included. I plan to apply some of my training knowledge when I get the chance to.
At this point it's almost a certaintly that I'm 2nd or 3rd in line to be the next platoon sergeant, which will be a lot of fun. I've already come up with a few routines that should give everyone a great workout, with scalability for different fitness levels, which is what is missing now.