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Probably it was more common in the days of the peacetime drive (1953-1965?) but various NFL players had been in the Rangers (Grabowski) or had been jet jockeys
by balding_n_tired 16y ago
Probably it was more common in the days of the peacetime drive (1953-1965?) but various NFL players had been in the Rangers (Grabowski) or had been jet jockeys (Max McGee). Rocky Bleier was not in an elite formation, but did have to recover from wounds received in Vietnam.
- gaius 16y agoI'm thinking specifically about how the physical and mental demands of NFL training camp compare. F'rinstnace I was reading on Wikipedia just now that at Ranger School soldiers are fed a very restricted diet that results in weight loss of 20-40lbs, I imagine the NFL guys would consider that counter productive.
- philwelch 16y agoYou can definitely push military personnel harder--NFL players are unionized, service members aren't, and law and society wouldn't look very kindly on any private enterprise doing some of the harsher things seen in military training. For an extreme example, consider SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) training. This is an extensive course intended to prepare personnel for everything that can go wrong behind enemy lines--how to survive off the land when separated from friendly forces (downed aircrews, for instance), how to evade capture, and what to do when one is actually captured (the "resistance" and "escape" portions). While the early portions of the course cover comparatively "fun" subjects, the later portions involve being subjected to captivity and abuse. The intent is to train people to resist torture and escape from enemy POW camps.