Been a long time coming. I saw the \u201cSocial Laboratory Syndrome\u201d creeping through the military for over thirty years. The worst started with Obama\u2019s purge of true warfighters and replacing them with careerist toadies who would rubber-stamp his social agenda. Then the loss of standards in dress, fitness, and appearance, and the transgender idiocy. When Biden came in with his policies and appointments of deviants to high office, I was glad I was retired. Now we have leadership that knows what the military\u2019s job is and will enforce standards, performance and mission\u2026at ALL levels. I admit I had put on weight in my later years, but I could still pass the PT tests, and I worked out every day, and could keep up or surpass the younger troops, even working for three hours in a Level-A HAZMAT suit in 90-degree heat.
\nI\u2019m waiting to see how many of the perfumed princes at that meeting put in for retirement.<\/p>\n
Updates and Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n Chemist<\/strong><\/p>\n “Full disclosure: I have never served. If this makes me a misogynist \u2013 then the definition is wrong.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jess<\/strong><\/p>\n “My brother was in the Air Force, looked good, not carrying any noticeable weight, achieved Staff Sargent, and was over ten years in service, but was worried because he was notified his weight, and waist size, need to lower or face being removed. That was in the eighties. Seeing some of those in the military over the last few years made me wonder what happened to the discipline, since many looked way beyond anything resembling an effective military member demanded thirty years ago.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Been a long time coming. I saw the \u201cSocial Laboratory Syndrome\u201d creeping through the military for over thirty years. The worst started with Obama\u2019s purge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3776,1489],"tags":[3777,1596,636,3256],"class_list":["post-34777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ed-brault","category-guest-contributors","tag-ed-brault","tag-guest-contributors","tag-military","tag-woke-military"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBut I have to believe that the PT standards are different for a logistics specialist than for a Special Forces operator.
\nSo if you have some middle age spread but still can pass the PT test for your specification \u2013 that\u2019s all Pete is asking for.
\nAnd I think that\u2019s fair.
\nWe\u2019ve all seen the videos of the 110 pound female cop trying to control a 300 pound \u2018roided up perp and they are not pretty. (The videos, not the cops. Or the perps.)
\nBut I hope to never see the day when a 200 pound jihadi starts pounding on undersized US servicewomen.<\/p>\n