04-02-2006, 09:32
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So this is what I have to look forward to?
I got a chance to take an APFT adminstered by the SF recruiters on post last week. After stretching out and warming up, we were briefed on how they would conduct the test. They told us that they would count the first ten reps and then they'd go silent until the time was elasped. No counting down, no encouragement, no nothing. We would not be told our scores after the test, we just had to do the best that we could. I guess that since so many soldiers are used to getting some type of reinforcement(negative or positive), this APFT psyched them out. After the push up and sit ups the whispers came "hey man did you count my reps?, I think I did sixty, I think I coulda did more, but I'm used to them counting down the time, etc". Then guys started milling around the scorers trying to get a glimpse of their PT cards. So already the fact that they didn't know how they were doing, was making guys stressed out. Everyone that I've talked to said that during Selection, guys assess themselves out, because they think that they aren't doing as well as they should, so they quit. I haven't done anything yet besides sign up for the June class and take this PT test, but I can see how this could happen.
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04-02-2006, 09:42
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Yes
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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04-02-2006, 09:42
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Originally Posted by Kuri
I got a chance to take an APFT adminstered by the SF recruiters on post last week. After stretching out and warming up, we were briefed on how they would conduct the test. They told us that they would count the first ten reps and then they'd go silent until the time was elasped. No counting down, no encouragement, no nothing. We would not be told our scores after the test, we just had to do the best that we could. I guess that since so many soldiers are used to getting some type of reinforcement(negative or positive), this APFT psyched them out. After the push up and sit ups the whispers came "hey man did you count my reps?, I think I did sixty, I think I coulda did more, but I'm used to them counting down the time, etc". Then guys started milling around the scorers trying to get a glimpse of their PT cards. So already the fact that they didn't know how they were doing, was making guys stressed out. Everyone that I've talked to said that during Selection, guys assess themselves out, because they think that they aren't doing as well as they should, so they quit. I haven't done anything yet besides sign up for the June class and take this PT test, but I can see how this could happen.
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Kuri,
Thank you for that post! (I've not smiled like that in a month.)
And welcome to "our" world. 
Do the best you can.
Team Sergeant
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04-02-2006, 09:58
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When you are told to begin, start running down this road as fast as you can and someone will tell you when to stop.
Do the best that you can. Good luck. 
TR
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04-02-2006, 10:08
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Do the best that you can. Good luck.
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TR is messing with you, there is no "luck" associated with SFAS.
We are not going to elaborate any further.
Do the best you can.
TS
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