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My unit is getting ready to head to NTC in about a month. It's suppose to be 100+, it's currently mid 60's at best at JBLM.
We started doing PT in ACU's to help get us acclimated to sweating/being warmer than we would in summer PT's. Starting Monday we are gonna wear silk weights under our ACU's during PT hours to further help acclimate us.
Just curious if there are any other ideas out there.
We started doing PT in ACU's to help get us acclimated to sweating/being warmer than we would in summer PT's. Starting Monday we are gonna wear silk weights under our ACU's during PT hours to further help acclimate us.
Just curious if there are any other ideas out there.
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Despite trying to simulate the heat wearing more clothes, you'll find its quite different once you get there, especially with your head and face exposed to the actual heat and humidity. Your body will adjust. A lot of great advise here, please follow it. Additionally:
Watch your electrolytes - your salts and minerals. Drinking solely water will flood out your electrolytes through sweat and urine. A 3 1 to ratio of water to gatoraide/poweraide will help keep this from happening.
Lord knows the chow hall will provide you with enough sodium, but keep your potassium up too - bananas.
Easy on the sugar and caffeine drinks - soda, monster, red bull, etc. In your normal environment this stuff is not great for you so make sure you don't OD on it in the heat.
Watch the urine color for possible dehydration - too yellow, dark/over hydration - too white.
Eat at least 3 regularly spaced meals a day to keep your body in balance.
Get used to sleeping in the heat. For me that was the toughest one. Keep your eyes on each other for signs of lack of sleep exhaustion along with heat illness.
Lemon in the water helps lessen the chance of kidney stones. A lot of potential for stones, especially if you have had them before (yours truly) because your liver and kidneys are being heavily taxed because of the increased fluid intake.
Watch your electrolytes - your salts and minerals. Drinking solely water will flood out your electrolytes through sweat and urine. A 3 1 to ratio of water to gatoraide/poweraide will help keep this from happening.
Lord knows the chow hall will provide you with enough sodium, but keep your potassium up too - bananas.
Easy on the sugar and caffeine drinks - soda, monster, red bull, etc. In your normal environment this stuff is not great for you so make sure you don't OD on it in the heat.
Watch the urine color for possible dehydration - too yellow, dark/over hydration - too white.
Eat at least 3 regularly spaced meals a day to keep your body in balance.
Get used to sleeping in the heat. For me that was the toughest one. Keep your eyes on each other for signs of lack of sleep exhaustion along with heat illness.
Lemon in the water helps lessen the chance of kidney stones. A lot of potential for stones, especially if you have had them before (yours truly) because your liver and kidneys are being heavily taxed because of the increased fluid intake.
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
Heat causes aggravation, aggravation causes irritability, irritability erodes working relationships. Don't go into work overload, 14 hour days, etc., until you and all around you are acclimated. Keep the working accommodations and schedule as close to a back home environment as operationally possible. Make sure SMs are getting rest and recreation outside of duty hours. Watch for signs of stress in each other.
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MSG(P) Michael Warrick
Go and tan !!! LOL
On the serious side sun screen, water, food, and getting use to the climate !
On the serious side sun screen, water, food, and getting use to the climate !
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
Greatly appreciate the, uh, color commentary, there, MSG(P) Michael Warrick :-)
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The heat out there gets pretty intense I was previously stationed there this time last year it could be anywhere from 89 degrees to 120+ it's a very dry heat make sure to hydrate and carry salt packs
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