Another Week
I have to update quick before I get back to class but there have been two big things going on so far this week.
First, we had our second Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) consisting of 2 minutes of push-ups, 2 minutes of sit-ups, and a 2 mile timed run. I didnt pass the first one we had at Ft. Lee because I missed my minimum number of sit-ups for my age group (50) by 5. Well, I worked hard in the weeks since then and got 52 on Monday's APFT which is actually 5 more than I needed because since my birthday my requirements also went down. I also shaved 10 seconds off my run time and added some more push-ups.
Second, today we had a 4 mile ruck march with 25 lbs. of gear in our ruck sacks. The big worry is taking care of your feet and a number of people got blisters. I was so concerned that I covered just about the entire bottom of my foot in moleskin but it worked and I had no blisters. Gotta run...
First, we had our second Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) consisting of 2 minutes of push-ups, 2 minutes of sit-ups, and a 2 mile timed run. I didnt pass the first one we had at Ft. Lee because I missed my minimum number of sit-ups for my age group (50) by 5. Well, I worked hard in the weeks since then and got 52 on Monday's APFT which is actually 5 more than I needed because since my birthday my requirements also went down. I also shaved 10 seconds off my run time and added some more push-ups.
Second, today we had a 4 mile ruck march with 25 lbs. of gear in our ruck sacks. The big worry is taking care of your feet and a number of people got blisters. I was so concerned that I covered just about the entire bottom of my foot in moleskin but it worked and I had no blisters. Gotta run...