(31, 73, 125);">Just received this in my USSVI official news....I can understand how the crews of our SSN's & SSBN's can put on the poundage while underway, what with the good chow and sitting around doing zero physical exercise....unlike us  DBFer's who worked like dogs all the time underway, thereby not allowing our skinny bodys to grow any access fat cells.

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(31, 73, 125);">March 17, 2009:

(31, 73, 125);"> The U.S. Navy is taking advantage of having too many sailors, byraising standards. Four years ago, it revived emphasis on passing the annualphysical fitness test. For six years before that, the navy had lightened up onthat, especially the weight (or, rather, overweight) rules. The navy eased upon the fitness rules in the first place, because it appeared that too manyotherwise well qualified sailors were being forced out. But commanders believedthat out-of-shape sailors were a risk to themselves, and everyone else, on theships they serve. Just getting around all the ladders and confined spaces of aship is physically demanding, and can be a matter of life or death during combat.

(31, 73, 125);"> The fitness issue is tough. Navy food is generally quite good,and many sailors these days work at sedentary jobs. Moreover, the workschedules don't leave much time for hitting the gym (most ships have anexercise room.) However, the navy has more people than it needs, and hasdecided that physical fitness and willingness to work for promotion are twoways to decide who, among people otherwise qualified, shall stay and who shallleave.

(31, 73, 125);"> Sailors got the message, and currently 95.9 percent pass thesemi-annual physical readiness test, and very few sailors have a problem withweight. But now the navy is going to come down harder on sailors that fail thephysical fitness test. Promotions will be harder to get if you are not fit. Thenavy is putting particular pressure on senior NCOs, who are the ones mostresponsible for getting junior sailors to shape up.http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20090317.aspx

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