"S. Sampson" wrote in message
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General Jumper released a policy this week, that all Airmen will
axe the high-tech bicycle aerobics test, and the troops will
return to jogging, push-ups, and sit-ups by 1 January 2004.

Basically the Air Force has axed the last of General McPeaks crap,
and is back online to the days before his social engineering (and
uniform engineering).

The big change, will be in application. The chain of command will
enforce compliance, and not the squadron staff. If an Airman can't
run a mile, or do sit-ups and push-ups, it will be up to his/her
supervisor to fix it. If another 400 people are pushed out the gate
for being too fat, then at least 400 people will have failed in their
duties as leaders (and all that entails career-wise).

That bicycle test was the dumbest thing ever. We had a marathoner fail, and
a 'drive 1 mile to work smoker/drunk' pass with flying colors.

The people administering it had no clue about cycling dynamics (No, the seat
needs to be this* high, not low enough that my knees hit my chin).

As far as a 'failed leader...sometimes, there is nothing you can do. We had
a guy on the fatboy program, long ago. Got bad enough that he was required
to eat all his meals at the hospital. This he did. In between, he was
sneaking pizzas. Sometimes 2 a day.

We tried. Short of putting the guy in CC, jail, or having him live in
someones living room....nothing would work. He got tossed eventually.

Pete