Would you prefer to work with somebody more physically fit, or with more job proficiency?

I would rather have a smart moderately weak guy. It is far easier to impart physical strength on a body than it is to impart intelligence on a mind.

Although fitness is important, it is not the only factor that need be considered. As long as the member is in standards job proficiency is more important.

Honestly it depends on what your job is. In the Infantry, physical fitness is a HUGE part of your job proficiency. In the hospital, I could care less how high your APFT score is, because if you don't know how to take care of a sick or injured patient, you are no good to me. One thing I can't stand about the Army is the one-size-fits-all mentality.....because in the real world, one size does not fit all.

I believe a great many Service Members understand the meaning of proficiency as it relates our jobs and why it is important.  However, I do not believe as many really understand the importance of Physical Fitness within the culture or our Military.  We all  want that Service Member who does everything well on our team, but it is becoming more difficult to find Service Members that fit the bill on the Physical Fitness side more so than the one that is proficient at their job. For that reason alone, if I had to choose right now, I would choose the more physically fit Service Member.

It's easier to train physical fitness if you're willing to take the time. Harder to train out incompetence.

Give me both please.

If a job required a superb fitness profile, physical fitness would not be an issue. You rarely see a fat body that cannot PT in Recon/Spec Op units. It was MOS proficiency that always trumped PT score. While most of my active time was serving in a Reconnaissance unit, both were weighed equally. Most of us cross-trained, and we all PT'd like crazy. I still think the military should place emphasis on physical fitness standards first and MOS proficiency will come with experience. If I were talking about a supply guy however, he needs to know his job because there is millions of dollars of equipment at stake. I now work as a chiropractor, and I am looking for an office gal, so honestly I would like her to take her health seriously, so physical fitness will come first and I can train, train, train....it's like asking, would you rather have brains or bronze? I want the best of both worlds myself....because I have seen it; common sense is not that common.

Job proficiency every time.

I would want them to be job proficient but I wouldn't want someone who cut corners. Often the way a person takes care of themselves also shows their motivation and that their not afraid to work hard. So it would be set on a case by case basis with me. The important thing is that they know their job. 

I would prefer a good mix of both, especially in a combat environment.