[Doctor Porkchop]

I thought this was the perfect place for this. I am stationed in a tradoc post, today at 1500 my battallion conducted an APFT for NCOES schools, perfect weather and a perfectly flat 1/2 mile track. I had 3 SSG's and 1 SFC.
Push ups start, first SSG is up and does 40 pushups, then the SFC behind him runs right next to him and tells him to only do 50 and that "there is no sense in breaking himself for a PT test" SSG follows the order to the teeth. Next one up is the SFC and by the time he reaches 50 turns and asks me if he has done 50, I say yes then he gets up. Long story short, the same drill happened for the sit ups and for the two mile run 2 overwheight NCO's were degrading and screaming at the runners to pick up the pace.
Out of 10 soldiers being tested 2 of them ran in the 14's and the rest averaged 1700.

I felt embarrased to be around soldiers better yet "leaders" being so careless. Since selection i have felt embarrased of my APFT score of 290, I have train to improve my overall fitness and finally have reached the 300 apft goal. I know the APFT is nothing but a tool to asses one's minimal fitness, it doesn't involve ruckmarching for miles and miles. Situations like this one remind me of a comment some SF SGM said to all SFAS candidates, "Shi!#@! units are my best recruiter".