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Have they not considered extending basic training to give peoples bodies more time to get conditioned? If you start out reasonably fit it takes less time. If y
by test6554 3y ago
Have they not considered extending basic training to give peoples bodies more time to get conditioned?
If you start out reasonably fit it takes less time. If you are heavier you need a longer runway.
Maybe a pre-bootcamp for large people where they introduce basic nutrition and basic exercise. That might actually be a big draw for obese people who want to turn their lives around.
- austin-cheney 3y agoHow much more time? If the problem is lower bone density or fragile joints it’s already too late.
- NavinF 3y agoWhat are you on about? It's well known that bone density and strength increases with load: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanostat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanostat If you didn't learn this in grade school it might already be too late.
- sgift 3y agoWhy should it be too late? You increase bone density by training. If the military finds people have not enough bone density they need to add more fitness exercises (e.g. strength training) to initial training.
- silverquiet 3y agoWhat young, obese people are suffering from permanently decreased bone-density? If anything their bones should be strong from moving around the extra weight all the time. These are young people, they should be able to adapt if given enough time.
- jowea 3y agoAlready a thing https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/11/23/army-expanding-pre-boot-camp-course-overweight-and-low-scoring-applicants.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/11/23/army-expandin...