Too Fat to Fight!
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I have never seen so many 'reasons' to remain unhealthy in my life. The main 'reason' seems to be that there is not enough time in the day. Well, I work on an RAF Station in a mixed service unit which is without doubt one of the busiest units in allof Her Majesty's Forces. We are all extremely busy, but I can assure you that not a single Technician/stacker/admin type is any busier than me. I don't have any breaks, I eat my lunch at my desk and my working day is typically 0815 - 1730. I also have a 40min commute either side of that. My working day is not untypical of my colleagues and yet we all, including our light blue types, manage to find time for phys. Even if it is in our own time.
If you want to stay unhealthy and unfit that's one thing, but don't make up lame excuses to justify your lardness.
If you want to stay unhealthy and unfit that's one thing, but don't make up lame excuses to justify your lardness.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
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d, all this talk of the physicals makes me tired.
I must go and do some PT, Egyptian style.
d, all this talk of the physicals makes me tired.I must go and do some PT, Egyptian style.
Maybe you can start by helping yourself. You don't even need to buy any trainers, you can get them from the stores.
I understand that our sister services love a good bit of crab baiting but.........no-one is saying we're not needed to be fit
What we want to know is how does the RAF plan to give everyone a fair shot at achieving the goals it sets (we don't set the levels).
wg 13 dummy: I guess you didn't get your preferred user name of Crab baiter in chief
Re-read the thread, there is not an underlying current of "we can get away with being unfit" Most are sceptical about being given the chance to undertake the training in the same way the other two services seem (to me at least) are allowed to.
ps 12 posts on this thread alone today!!
No wonder you can get down the gym!!!
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What we want to know is how does the RAF plan to give everyone a fair shot at achieving the goals it sets (we don't set the levels).
wg 13 dummy: I guess you didn't get your preferred user name of Crab baiter in chief
Re-read the thread, there is not an underlying current of "we can get away with being unfit" Most are sceptical about being given the chance to undertake the training in the same way the other two services seem (to me at least) are allowed to.
ps 12 posts on this thread alone today!! No wonder you can get down the gym!!!
wg 13 dummy: I guess you didn't get your preferred user name of Crab baiter in chief
Re-read the thread, there is not an underlying current of "we can get away with being unfit" Most are sceptical about being given the chance to undertake the training in the same way the other two services seem (to me at least) are allowed to.
ps 12 posts on this thread alone today!! No wonder you can get down the gym!!!
One would hope that the officers who are paid the money to manage and lead actually do their job and come up with the solution (I'm not on about airship types but Station level and down). The other two services can, why can't the RAF?
There does appear to be a lot of comments on here from crabs who are saying they don't need to keep fit or don't want to. Re read the thread again.
12 posts today means I can manage my day effectively. - Work - lunch, bait crabs - work - time spare for phys - work, bait crabs- home.
But what has failed to be put across here, is just how much of a god flying is in the RAF. (cant think why!
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It will take a brave man who is willing to put his mens fitnesss before the flying programme and yes the choice is that stark a lot of the times.
As for undermanning well aren't we all?
wg. 14 now, by my reckoning your lunch "hour" began at 1123 and ended at 1258 must be nice. Here's a tip, get a beer log off and speak to the family.
)It will take a brave man who is willing to put his mens fitnesss before the flying programme and yes the choice is that stark a lot of the times.
As for undermanning well aren't we all?
wg. 14 now, by my reckoning your lunch "hour" began at 1123 and ended at 1258 must be nice. Here's a tip, get a beer log off and speak to the family.
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Crabs problem is a cultural one.
Everyone is 'too busy' or can come up with a semi eloquent justification why they cannot do a bit of basic phys.
The army has a similar problem but it is usually from a few of the toms.
Everyone is 'too busy' or can come up with a semi eloquent justification why they cannot do a bit of basic phys.
The army has a similar problem but it is usually from a few of the toms.
I wanted to join the Army, but I passed the entrance exam.....
I did 22 laps of the football field last night, then I woke up, wow what a nightmare that was, another beer anyone?
I did 22 laps of the football field last night, then I woke up, wow what a nightmare that was, another beer anyone?
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It will take a brave man who is willing to put his mens fitnesss before the flying programme
Let's face it, you've got a lot more peeps per frame than the rest of us. Manage your time better, that's all it takes.
Don't suppose you'll like hearing the above para so standing back for the predictable barrage of.................................................the same argument. 'Yeah, but what about the flying programme'.
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Manage your time better, that's all it takes.
As I was suggesting earlier, isn't that what the Officers job is? Management I think it's called.
No doubt lots of posts of 'but I didn't join up to manage people, I joined up to fly'.
F**k off to EasyJet then.
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Reality
The three services have individual roles to play in the greater scheme. All this talk 'We have time' sounds great. But maybe we don't all know each others jobs as well as we think and so assumptions can not be made.
WIG 13 DULL.... do you have a life as you seem to have been on here all day? When did you manage to save the planet and get time for Phys ?
WIG 13 DULL.... do you have a life as you seem to have been on here all day? When did you manage to save the planet and get time for Phys ?
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Whatever happened to that "too fat to fight" video, where the soldier on the vibrating belt machine moved the belt downwards for some machine-enhanced pleasure? You really had to see it.
Perhaps there is a "third way":
Racing snakes and gym freaks - stop proselytising about racing and gyming so much.
Fatsters - eat less pies, exercise more and exhibit a little shame.
Perhaps there is a "third way":
Racing snakes and gym freaks - stop proselytising about racing and gyming so much.
Fatsters - eat less pies, exercise more and exhibit a little shame.