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I entirely believe you made it work but I think you are one of the exceptions now. Basic training will induce crazy weight loss but it will not reverse T2D whi

I entirely believe you made it work but I think you are one of the exceptions now. Basic training will induce crazy weight loss but it will not reverse T2D which many young people now have. Many of them can't do a single push-up. Run 1 to 1.5 miles? Most of them would end up in the hospital. There are parts of the U.S. where this is the exception rather than the norm. The high-school kids around me are like freight trains and ready for the NFL. But this is not the case in most big cities.

rubyfan 4y ago
Sure type 2 diabetes or being drastically overweight disqualifies you from service. Lots of people have never done a push up or run outside of gym class by the time they serve, it’s not a new challenge. Couch to 5K is solvable and the military is pretty good at it. I’d love to quantify your comment a bit more… how many young people have a disqualifying health issue like type 2 diabetes, heart problems or obesity? How much of a problem is it really?