Posted on Oct 14, 2015
Have you been legally helped in an APFT? Have you helped somebody in their test?
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This morning I was taking my bi-annual APFT and I asked my grader to not sound off the count until I pass 39 sit-ups since I'm required to do 42. Well, there I was doing my sit-ups and I couldn't follow the count because he's voice was really low. When I was almost done, I could barely do more, I ask him "WHERE AM I AT?!" and another NCO, imitating my grader's voice, said 39! All I thought at that moment was, oh, I'm a failure, I'm gonna be flagged, I wont be promoted. I tried my hardest to do 5 more and asked again where was I, he said again, 39! Time was up, and when I thought I failed he came to me and told me, you did good I was just helping you. While it wasn't the best motivation practice, I gotta admit that it helped me.
Have you ever been legally helped in an APFT? Have you ever legally helped somebody?
The constant use of the word "legally" is because I don't want the discussion to deviate in wrong practices.
Have you ever been legally helped in an APFT? Have you ever legally helped somebody?
The constant use of the word "legally" is because I don't want the discussion to deviate in wrong practices.
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Bi-annual is once every two years. The term you're looking for is semi-annual.
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I sorta counted to myself and knew exactly where I was, don't understand why you depended on someone else?
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Holy hell. Let's be glad you didn't have a buddy down you had to haul out before you figured out you could only do 39 push-ups. What in the hell is happening here? NCO's, you'd better pull your head out of your 4th point of contact, time now! Disgusting!
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"What in the hell is happening here?"
Let's see, someone overreacting to a simple question, showing how far can be deviated and not capable of answering it.
Did I mention that I could do just 39? No
Did I mention how many I did? No and won't.
Does 39, 42, 85, 125 sit ups have to do something in your response? No
If you are not capable of answering the main question, why responding at all?
Disgusting! SP6 Alex Evans
Let's see, someone overreacting to a simple question, showing how far can be deviated and not capable of answering it.
Did I mention that I could do just 39? No
Did I mention how many I did? No and won't.
Does 39, 42, 85, 125 sit ups have to do something in your response? No
If you are not capable of answering the main question, why responding at all?
Disgusting! SP6 Alex Evans
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Jesus dude let it go. Your grader is supposed to verbally count outloud. You passed, go have a beer.v
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