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Old 09-20-2010, 05:11 AM   #4
casinobonbone

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Today's AFT posted an article about Airmen taking extreme measures to lose inches around thier waist because of this new test. WHAT? What have they been doing over the past 5 years? What changed in the last few months that makes people to have to suddenly lose weight?

According to the new charts, females actually can have a bigger waist under the new standards from 35" to 35.5"...males, we lost an inch...down to 39" from 40". Still, one inch creates a ton of rapid weight loss schemes? Starvation, Liposuction, Prep H treatments with wraps? Why now?

The article makes you think this program just started last month, but this test has been around for 5 years!

Here are some things I noted from the article:

Football players who are fit, but wouldn't score perfect on the test: Okay, most Airmen who are big, aren't football players, they are fat.

Height to waist ratios: Sounds good for the tall guy, but that short guy ain't buying it!

Airmen testing Airmen: I doubt that will ever come back now.

Civilian testers: I see them at WAPS time too.

All this rapid weight loss talk is making me realize that there must have been more cheating going on than I ever realized...this AFT article just confirmed it.
As previously mentioned...the minimum standards in each category also changed. But, here's another reason people are resorting to DRASTIC measures. The goofy Air Force is making people test WAIST ONLY even if they are unable to do any other Physical Fitness activity to burn calories as a result of an injury. That's BS. So, as a result, people have to do what they have to do to pass. (hence: "DRASTIC MEASURES")
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