What are you on Sandy Parts? The Fitness test levels have been raised hugely since the days of the 1.5 mile run. I never agreed with the way that the levels were raised for everyone, as though it was easy to change the performance of older people and, the standards required for female personel were/are a joke. However, I support the basic move to raise the bar of fitness standards in the RAF but, I do not think it was done correctly and, it became a promotion tool for certain people!
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