• Adkml [he/him]
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    8 months ago

    Yea recruitment numbers have cratered because anybody of the right age to sign up has only seen the American military as a failing institution that loses meaningless wars against farmers halfway around the world combined with seeing how we treat veterans for their entire life.

    But also something like 80% of Americans couldn't pass the basic fitness test.

    • DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]
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      8 months ago

      Isn't the fitness test basically an easier version of one punch man's training? Like 100 pushups, 100 situps, run a 5k or some shit

      • Adkml [he/him]
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        8 months ago

        Pretty sure it's more like 50x 50x 2 mile run.

        Like I said 80% of Americans couldn't pass it.

        • DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]
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          8 months ago

          It's really wild to me how lax that seems if such a high # of people couldn't do it. Like I'm kinda out of shape and I'm pretty sure I still got all that in me

          • Adkml [he/him]
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            8 months ago

            It's probablly more like 60 to 70 percent that actually can't do it but if you take a 30 minute walk your easily the top 25% of Americans in terms of physical fitness.

            The rest of the percentage comes from disqualifying anybody who needs psych prescriptions.

          • Rx_Hawk [he/him]
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            8 months ago

            Damn I can barely do 30 at a time, can’t imagine getting that to 100

            • DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]
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              8 months ago

              I never said i did them all at once to start. Do 30 and then take a little break. Then do another 30. Repeat. That's 90 pushups, close enough to 100 imo. Do that every hour and your triceps will become steel ropes

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      Makes me feel good that I used to do cardio work 4 hours a day and I didn't serve my country.