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To: Gay State Conservative
You and I were in the Army the same time.

Look what I found.

To gauge whether a soldier had gained the required aptitude in these physical skills, and was prepared for the demands of battle, the Physical Combat Proficiency Test (PCPT) was created. It consisted of five events: low crawl (40 yards), horizontal ladder/monkey bars (20 feet long), grenade throw (sometimes substituted for a 150-yard man carry during basic training and for combat-support troops), ‘dodge, run, and jump’ (agility run), and a 1-mile run. While completing the test, soldiers were required to wear their combat uniform (sans jacket) and boots.

That's the test I took in BCT at Fort Lewis in summer of '69.

https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/history-of-the-armys-pt-test/

39 posted on 03/16/2021 5:59:58 PM PDT by PROCON (Our rights do not come from government, therefore they cannot take them away.)
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To: PROCON; Gay State Conservative
"... dodge, run, and jump’ (agility run) ..."

Or, as I used to call it: The dodge, run, trip, stumble, and fall (lack of agility run) ...

40 posted on 03/16/2021 6:09:15 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: PROCON
Yup,that looks familiar.What I remember clearly about BCT (besides being taken behind the barracks and having the tar beaten out of me by Sgt King) was that on the day I graduated I was in the best shape I've ever been in my life...165 pounds and I could bench press a Buick.
45 posted on 03/16/2021 6:41:09 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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