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May. 21st, 2012 09:20 amWell, that was nasty.
I passed my PT test just fine. I got 80% on all events, because I didn’t want to knock myself out when my standards go down with the next test in October. I have a birthday between now and then, so I plan to get as high a score on that test as I can, so I can put in my promotion packet.
That afternoon at formation, First Sergeant tells us, “The following personnel need to report for PT at 0600 tomorrow,” and read off a list of names. He grossly mispronounced my (easy) last name. I wasn’t sure if I was called or not, but I didn’t want to be “not in place of duty at appointed time”, so I asked. See, I knew full well that I’d passed my PT test; I have the scores I need memorized. First Sergeant at first insisted no, I’d failed my run, then saw I hadn’t. He said I’d failed taping.
Now, the standard is that if you fail height/weight, you’re supposed to be counseled on it, develop a plan to lose weight, and proceed according to the Army Weight Control Program. Instead, I had to find out for myself that I failed the Army’s take on the BMI by a massive 1%. Normally, they would re-tape me because no unit wants a failed height/weight on their books. No one offered; I guess that would be too much extra work. /sarcasm
So after a brief meltdown in private and much bitching on Facebook, I decided on my own plan. I am not going to remedial PT on Saturday of next drill. No one has told me to, and I passed my PT test. If anyone brings it up, I’ll tell them that I allegedly failed by 1%, and that I need to be weighed/taped again. Since I’ve been working on losing weight anyway, I will pass it. I now have a more immediate motivator than just fitting into last year’s clothes. I've been wanting to log more gym time anyway, and if I stop drinking so much that should do the trick.
I passed my PT test just fine. I got 80% on all events, because I didn’t want to knock myself out when my standards go down with the next test in October. I have a birthday between now and then, so I plan to get as high a score on that test as I can, so I can put in my promotion packet.
That afternoon at formation, First Sergeant tells us, “The following personnel need to report for PT at 0600 tomorrow,” and read off a list of names. He grossly mispronounced my (easy) last name. I wasn’t sure if I was called or not, but I didn’t want to be “not in place of duty at appointed time”, so I asked. See, I knew full well that I’d passed my PT test; I have the scores I need memorized. First Sergeant at first insisted no, I’d failed my run, then saw I hadn’t. He said I’d failed taping.
Now, the standard is that if you fail height/weight, you’re supposed to be counseled on it, develop a plan to lose weight, and proceed according to the Army Weight Control Program. Instead, I had to find out for myself that I failed the Army’s take on the BMI by a massive 1%. Normally, they would re-tape me because no unit wants a failed height/weight on their books. No one offered; I guess that would be too much extra work. /sarcasm
So after a brief meltdown in private and much bitching on Facebook, I decided on my own plan. I am not going to remedial PT on Saturday of next drill. No one has told me to, and I passed my PT test. If anyone brings it up, I’ll tell them that I allegedly failed by 1%, and that I need to be weighed/taped again. Since I’ve been working on losing weight anyway, I will pass it. I now have a more immediate motivator than just fitting into last year’s clothes. I've been wanting to log more gym time anyway, and if I stop drinking so much that should do the trick.
