Probably the most effective NCO I had in the Army appeared to be obese. Reality was he had a thyroid condition, so his appearance was not related to his "fitness" and "fitness" had little to do to his responsibilities in a personnel position at the Division level.
I was rejected for upper division ROTC in college because of my eyesight. (Lower division was required of males even if blind and paraplegic in those days.) I apparently could not see well enough to tell others where to shoot. When drafted, my eyesight was good enough to aim the gun and fire. Both Expert and Sharpshooter medals.
@sree251 . Is riding dirt bike at a high level worth the risk?
Yes, it is worth it to me. I love riding, I ride within my comfort zone. The plan is, never crash. It has been tough finding guys my age that can keep up off road. There are a lot of motorcycle riders, but most will not do the offroad stuff. I have two friends now that are around 60 and they can keep up. It's fun mapping out trails and being prepared for anything. I have done a lot of hiking, backpacking and 4 wheeling through the years, so it is kind of in the same realm
I started riding dirt bikes in 1972 I have owned about 15 different offroad bikes compared to 3 street bikes.
A few years ago I had a big V-twin road bike, and found myself taking it on dirt trails, that's when I decided to go back to off road and Dual sport motorcycles
A few years ago I had a big V-twin road bike, and found myself taking it on dirt trails, that's when I decided to go back to off road and Dual sport motorcycles
How big was that V-twin? My Yamaha 650 Dragstar weighed 500 pounds. No way I could take it on dirt trails. Don't you like riding on country roads?
I believe everyone in the military should be fit. I could not have done my job if I wasn't ultra fit when I was in the military. And I have kept it up for the past 40 years since getting out.
Roger on that. And fit means fighting fit mano o mano. This means women are out. You cannot shoot women and children even at war or put them in harms way to fight a man's war in the front lines. No fat men and women in combat duties.
What's odd about Hegseth's fixation on obesity is that most generals are absurdly fit. They have almost nothing to do, so like people in prison, they work out a lot.
@MarkPaul My heart doctor told me that calf raises are great at pumping blood also. I'm sure you have seen people with huge ugly lower legs. It's not muscle, it is poor circulation. blood pools in the lower legs of sedentary people.
