Posted on May 5, 2015
This soldier refused to give up on an Army road march. Your thoughts?
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Expert Field Medical Badge EFMB
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The EFMB Course is physically and mentally demanding--up to eighty percent (on average) of soldiers who start don't finish. The 12-mile roadmarch is the last event of many that will physically and mentally exhaust someone if they're not ready. The fact that this soldier refused to give up is indicative of the courage, 'never-quit' attitude, and the drive to accomplish the mission that, sad to say, is not as common in the military today as it was not too long ago.
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Overall, I think it's great. Pretty dramatic though. The standard 16 miler aught to be interesting.
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Sometimes the body cannot do what the mind thinks it can. Sometimes the mind thinks it cannot do what the body can do. Sometimes to got to tell your mind to fuck off and keep going.
She made me proud to have been a soldier!
She made me proud to have been a soldier!
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Why wouldn't it be seen as anything but positive and encouraging? That march is tough regardless of who you are. Give them credit as you would any other Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine who overcomes near exhaustion to complete what may have been one of the toughest things they faced up to that point in their lives.
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I feel nothing. It's media hype. The media is saying, "Hey they're suppose to be weak but look, they're making it!". They are Soldiers. Good for them for meeting a some standards that have been reserved for men.
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SGT William Howell
She made those last steps with pure heart...Not female or male heart..but kick ass, not going to quit heart.
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It's not a standard reserved for men. This was a medical field competition. Sure, most people look at the medical field as a weak group, but our EFMB is one of the hardest to earn. It's a two week course the knocks out about 85% of the people that compete. The fact that she made it to the end is proof enough that she has what it takes.
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I just feel kind of neutral. Nice, but what's the big deal? The Media always takes little to nothing & tries to make something out of it. I'm not downplaying anyone's accomplishments....that's great; but it is something that many others do without any recognition.
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I did not know it was woman or an officer, I thought it was just an un-fit drag-ass from an ROTC unit. Since when is “finish on time” a model for success in the military, Only non-combat types would consider that kind of drag-ass a success.
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I have sixteen good years between the Navy the Army and the Air Force. I was never coddled.
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad you were Infantry, am I wrong about the good captains performance or did I just frame it wrong?
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SGT William Howell
You know you get treated how you treat others. Your unprofessional original comment precluded you from any type of respect from me. So on to my big question. So where does truck repair fall into this combat arms you seem to know so much about?
Dude, you are talking shit about something you know nothing about. Look, I am not bashing you because of your branch or what your MOS is. I am bashing you because you think you are better than somebody that dung deep and gave everything they had. Seems like you may be a bag of feminine hygiene products.
Last I am going to say. This is a professional site and you are getting me ready to start using some knife hands on you!!
Sorry to all others that had to listen to my rants.
Dude, you are talking shit about something you know nothing about. Look, I am not bashing you because of your branch or what your MOS is. I am bashing you because you think you are better than somebody that dung deep and gave everything they had. Seems like you may be a bag of feminine hygiene products.
Last I am going to say. This is a professional site and you are getting me ready to start using some knife hands on you!!
Sorry to all others that had to listen to my rants.
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