What do YOU think YOUR best method of motivating your troops is?
Motivation
The problem is some soldiers are horrible at PT and good at eating so I have difficulty in believing that most of the overweight force is training to standards. The NCO is not at fault... I don't put crap down their throats after they leave for home or on weekends each individual is responsible for themselves.... Kindness is always mistaken for weakness as consistent as possible treat all soldiers fairly and the same within your blindest and then if something comes up hypocritical change it and reevaluate.
SSG G. I believe you may have found the answer to your problem. I was told that the cure for a snake bit is the exact venom the snake bite you with from that exact snake. I never got a bite so I don't if its true.
However, if all they enjoy doing is eating, then turn a problem into a solution.
Problem: I will use this meaning to define problem: A counter intention of an intention.
If you where in a room and you where stuck in the room with ceiling a floor and 4 walls that has a door, would that be a problem if you needed to get to the other side of that room?
To some it is a problem, but if you busted the door open, then the problem has a solution and therefore its not really a problem.
However if you were in a room with 4 walls a ceiling and a floor with no windows no doors, and you were told to get on the other side, then you have a real problem. Specially if all 6 sides were concrete.
Since eating is something good and required, the best approach is to target not the amount of food that is eaten, rather how much carbohydrates are consumed. Perhaps I'm may be putting too much on anyone whom for anyone who may not be interested, but it can be done.
This requires the NCO who wants to help to get highly educated in this area, through research to get facts first and be prepare to educate in such a way that those involved will enjoy it.
First when all you need is gathered, be prepared to teach, don't call the course a weight lost program, rather call it a Self Improvement Program, it sounds nicer.
The program consists of lite exercises, a class on what carbohydrates do, and why avoid them. After the lite exercises, its too the gym to hit the sonar room. In the sonar room, they will stay for 15 mins intervals, drink allot of water and vitamins then go back in for about 15 mins, they can take a shower to and come back in until 1 hour is up.
Questions like what kind of food to avoid that contains these carbohydrates will be asked and needs to be taught to they can be aware. Each member must set their goal target as to how much weight they want to loose. within 90 days. But lite exercises and the gym is a must as well as getting their weight on a daily bases. The NCO can introduce different types of food which is basically anything excluding carbohydrates.
The NCO can promote you don't have to starve to loss weight, as a motivator, but most of all have fun.
I figured that if food is the best thing anyone has, then why not help them by first educating ourselves first so anyone who is having a hard time can benefit and at the same time meet the requirements the Army has.
This requires an NCO that may have to acquire a skill above anyone in the Army arsine, become and expert in what they may never get rewarded for or acknowledged for except for those few participants.
Day 1 take the weight on day 90 look at day 1 to see what where the results.
NCO: Enjoy it, motivate each member of your Self Improvement Program, know it works, trust them and tell them you trust them.
have fun with them. As each day goes by they will feel better about themselves and know that someone cares about them.
That is how you cure a snake bit..
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