Medical issues related to recruitment and training

[Chuckman]

I have a friend in Air Force pararescue, he and some colleagues have a website and podcast designed to prep AFSOC candidates for their pipeline. He was telling me that young men have less bone density and less free testosterone, linked to poor diet, smoking, too much booze, and lack of physical activity. Basically, the current generation is inactive home bodies who do not spend time outside.

He said it is manifested by less resilience, longer recovery, and higher incidence of muscoskeletal problems, and is backed by longitudinal studies that follow semi-generations of men (i.e., teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, etc.).

Interesting food for thought. I am always on my kids to 'do stuff' outside: play walk, run, climb tress, play in creeks, etc.

 

[Supermatch]

I 100% believe it. Honestly, one of the only things that got me going back to the gym in my early 30's was the risk of bone density issues linked to calcium absorption issues because of my bout with cancer. While working from home complicates things, I'm trying to be less sedentary nowadays than I ever was in my 20's.

 

[Diablos]

100% believe it, kids today live behind screens. you dont seen street baseball, hide and seek, packs of friends on the bikes, etc

they're in chat rooms planning their next assault on whatever made up bs game they're playing

 

[Car0linab0y]

When my health crapped out part of my recovery was home animals. Lugging feed bags...

 

[halorocks22]

Can confirm, I'm 23, fat, lazy, use nicotine, drink and I got shin splints when I went to Army basic training.

 

[cubrock]

I have a friend in Air Force pararescue, he and some colleagues have a website and podcast designed to prep AFSOC candidates for their pipeline. He was telling me that young men have less bone density and less free testosterone, linked to poor diet, smoking, too much booze, and lack of physical activity. Basically, the current generation is inactive home bodies who do not spend time outside.

He said it is manifested by less resilience, longer recovery, and higher incidence of muscoskeletal problems, and is backed by longitudinal studies that follow semi-generations of men (i.e., teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, etc.).

Interesting food for thought. I am always on my kids to 'do stuff' outside: play walk, run, climb tress, play in creeks, etc.

The amount of estrogen producing food that we, as a nation, consume has to have an impact as well. Everything from Soy to aspartame.

 

[GoWolfpack]

100% believe it, kids today live behind screens. you dont seen street baseball, hide and seek, packs of friends on the bikes, etc

they're in chat rooms planning their next assault on whatever made up bs game they're playing

Somebody better tell the kids next door to me then. They're playing basketball in the driveway every day after school. Guess they didn't know they were supposed to be playing video games.

linked to poor diet, smoking, too much booze, and lack of physical activity.

Join the military and they'll solve that physical activity problem. Likely make the others worse though.

Most people don't meet guidelines for minimum daily activity. I work with grown adults who take an elevator up one floor.

 

[Hammer12b]

Somebody better tell the kids next door to me then. They're playing basketball in the driveway every day after school. Guess they didn't know they were supposed to be playing video games.




Join the military and they'll solve that physical activity problem. Likely make the others worse though.

Most people don't meet guidelines for minimum daily activity. I work with grown adults who take an elevator up one floor.

Yeah, I’m not waiting on an elevator to take me up a couple floors.

 

[Chuckman]

Somebody better tell the kids next door to me then. They're playing basketball in the driveway every day after school. Guess they didn't know they were supposed to be playing video games.

Join the military and they'll solve that physical activity problem. Likely make the others worse though.

Most people don't meet guidelines for minimum daily activity. I work with grown adults who take an elevator up one floor.

Kids are getting fatter and are less engaged in physical activity. There are kids who are outliers for sure.

Agreed, most people do not get enough daily activity. At work I have to be conscientious about getting up and moving; not just stretching, but knocking out some push ups or burpees, or even go for a lunchtime jog.

A lot of these kids CAN'T join the military, even if they wanted, because they are too out of standards. The army has, and I believe the navy will have, a pre-basic/pre-boot program for those who are below standards (I think up to 6% out of standards), which has been successful.