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Skriven 2007-08-31 21:22:06 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 19826 av Carol Shenkenberger (1:275/100)
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Hi Carol,

 CS> saying we *dont* have any fat sailors in Sasebo, but I can number them
 CS> on 2 hands out of 1100 people.

RH> That is doing very well!

 CS> Seems so.  My standard of 'fat' may be a bit wider than Steve's but it
 CS> isnt too far off.  They sent out the stats agan on the remedial
 CS> program today.  34 people out of 1100 are on it but only 11 for being
 CS> 'over fat'.  The rest failed the run time requirements (a true hard
 CS> thing for us being at sea so much and when on land, in 3 bottle
 CS> weather generally).

That's something I know very little about.  I know the first time Steve
took a PT test at Fort Huachuca (shortly after arrival), the higher
altitude gave him trouble.  Oour water bottle consumption has dropped a
bit over the last week or so; today has been rainy and cool.  The rest
of the week end is expected to be likewise.

 CS> I know the story on 3 of those 11.  They recently arrived (last 4
 CS> months) and were overweight when they came here.  Our ship (and most
 CS> to someone else to deal with.

They should slim down fast if they adapt to the lifestyle.

 CS> Exceptional Promote) as your max score.  After 3 failures, you get
 CS> 'Progressing towards' and are not eligible for promotion until after
 CS> you fix it.

 CS> The idea is anyone can mess up once.  Happens by accident you may just
 CS> not realize you were that far out of shape, but twice in a row is not
 CS> acceptable and 3rd time 'fix it or out'.

Steve could fill you in better on Army regs, as I'm sure he has. (G)


 CS> types that burn fat).

RH> Yes, I can just imagine a battalion run on shipboard. (G)


 CS> Ohh.  I vaguely recall them trying to lay out a track on the Fort
 CS> Mchenry (last ship). They are using to running 5 abreast or so and
 CS> there was no way to do more than 2, and the line was forever!  The
 CS> front got to where the other guys were trying to wait their time to
 CS> start and that was kinda it <g>.


That could be a bit of a problem; the units do tend to stretch out.


 CS> The other problem is the pitch and roll of a ship which they arent
 CS> used to.  A sailor *can* run with that pretty well but (guffaw) them
 CS> landlubbers needed a bit more experience to manage it.  Plenty of

Getting their sea legs does help.

 CS> scraped knees and elbows though they had looked mighty cute to my eyes
 CS> in them little shorty shorts and cut down T's til they went 'boom' on
 CS> the non-skid.

No fun.  BTW, the Army wears full cut T's.

RH> bigger influence than you realised?  It would make an interesting stud

 CS> I think so, as well as we dont *see* fat people as often here.  Most
 CS> are the wives or husbands of active duty ands they tend to trim down a
 CS> bit here too. It's partly diet, and partly lifestyle.  People
 CS> stateside do not walk 3 mile round trips and carry groceries back.
 CS> Here, that is more common than taking the car.

I might have trouble with that with the foot still.


 CS> There's a lady I know just from seeing her here inthe past 2 years.
 CS> She was immense.  Possibly pushing 300?  She's not 'trim' now
 CS> (possibly 200) but the loss is obvious.  All I know is she didnt use
 CS> to do more than waddle out of the commisary to a taxi and now we see
 CS> her walking around Tonoo with her kids, each with a backpack or cart.
 CS> She's a little taller than me, maybe 5'5.  Major weight loss and i'm
 CS> pretty sure it's just from walking around more once she got things so
 CS> she *could* walk around much.

I'm trying to be more active but haven't reached full potential yet.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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