RAF to encourage Fat WAAFs
ZH, I am not saying that PT should come ahead of aircraft servicing, or any other primary task that a section might have. But it's very interesting that when a Boss who likes fitness comes into a section that has previously been 'too busy', the section suddenly seems to have time...
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Got some experience of this and, as I alluded to earlier, we paid for it on the night shift. Thank you Wg Cdr -----------. Therein lies the problem.
FFS let's do it properly or not at all.
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Got some experience of this and, as I alluded to earlier, we paid for it on the night shift. Thank you Wg Cdr -----------. Therein lies the problem.
FFS let's do it properly or not at all.
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Aerobic capacity is a measure of how well you can extract oxygen from the inspired air, transport it to the working muscles, and then use it in the working muscles. Obviously this only works if you compare like for like ie unfit man cw unfit woman/ fit man cw fit woman, but:
Women have smaller lungs so they will inspire less, and extract less oxygen from it.
Women have smaller lungs so they will inspire less, and extract less oxygen from it.
The RAFFT is designed to encourage individuals to exercise regularly and reach a certain level of fitness in relation to their capacity (if you like, a percentage of their potential maximum). As women have a lower maximum potential, it makes sense that women have to achieve lower scores than males.
Cheers - it did - but still wasn't a satisfactory answer!
Like I said - we all need to be fit, not arguing that one, but my grandmother could do the ladies test ...........and she's dead!
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Putting the scientific/genetic differences between genders to one side, I wouldn't or couldn't care less if the expected levels of fitness were the same for females... In fact I think I would prefer it if they were the same- then we there would be no need for threads like this!
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Now you have retired from the frontline of moa I thought a slower WAAF would be easier to catch in your slippers, hope they are tartan. I am trying to ensure the RAAF's summer pinny for the girls is only available in size 12 and below much to the disgust of a few air engineers
Keep safe
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Now you have retired from the frontline of moa I thought a slower WAAF would be easier to catch in your slippers, hope they are tartan. I am trying to ensure the RAAF's summer pinny for the girls is only available in size 12 and below much to the disgust of a few air engineers
Keep safe
Charlie sends
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Charlie, what bait are you using? That sprat you just landed died 2 years ago.
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I have recently failed the RAFFT due mainly to a 4yr sedentary job away from home.
On posting, I ramped up my physical training, as I now had the time for it (all out of hours), rather than spending 10+hrs a week sat in my driving seat.
I passed 1 discipline at better than EXCELLENT (Dark Blue) for a 17-y-o, but because I MARGINALLY (Yellow) failed the other 2 disciplines for a 35-y-o, I am deemed a failure.
Before being put on remedial, I was given "Lifestyle Counselling", which was a waste of time: I was never asked about my lifestyle, smoking, drinking, diet, exercise etc. It was merely a chance to sign my career away if I didn't attend the compulsary PT!
So I started remedial training, but binned that after 2 weeks as I'm OOA.
What hope is there for anyone who really doesn't care about their fitness. I'll have climbed Everest by the time I return from OOA
On posting, I ramped up my physical training, as I now had the time for it (all out of hours), rather than spending 10+hrs a week sat in my driving seat.
I passed 1 discipline at better than EXCELLENT (Dark Blue) for a 17-y-o, but because I MARGINALLY (Yellow) failed the other 2 disciplines for a 35-y-o, I am deemed a failure.
Before being put on remedial, I was given "Lifestyle Counselling", which was a waste of time: I was never asked about my lifestyle, smoking, drinking, diet, exercise etc. It was merely a chance to sign my career away if I didn't attend the compulsary PT!
So I started remedial training, but binned that after 2 weeks as I'm OOA.
What hope is there for anyone who really doesn't care about their fitness. I'll have climbed Everest by the time I return from OOA
Needs must in the same way that you no longer require a "full" medical cat to deploy (although in both cases they are generally to the less hostile regions!). Stops the (deliberate) Desert Dodgers from doing their share of the pain. Not that I am sure there are any deliberate desert dodgers out there - it's not their fault. They really really want to go. Right up until they get to the top of the list .....