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PT Checkup

By Oriana Pawlyk on May 2, 2014 Air Force, PT, Tape test, Waist measurement

Air Force Times wants to know: How’s the PT test going? How has the PT test changed for you since the instruction was updated in October? Is the new waist tape rule tougher than the old one? If you’ve failed the waist measurement, have you been referred to the BMI measurement? If you’ve also failed BMI, what’s the next step for you? What components of the PT test – situps, pushups, waist measurement, run – have been the most challenging for you? Sound off below or email Oriana Pawlyk at opawlyk@airforcetimes.com. Your comments may be used in an upcoming Air Force…

Tape test horror stories — this week's Air Force Times

By Jeff Schogol on April 1, 2013 Air Force, Child death, Facial hair, PT, Tape test, Uncategorized, Waist measurement

Airmen can resort to drastic measures to meet the service’s waist measurement requirements because exceeding the limit by just half an inch can cause them to be reprimanded, demoted or even kicked out of the service. In this week’s Air Force Times, airmen tell their stories about what they’ve put themselves through to meet waist measurement requirements, including severely dehydrating themselves and slathering themselves in hemorrhoid cream. In other news: A tech. sergeant has been convicted for the death of his 7-week-old son, part of an alarming increase in the deaths of children under the care of airmen. Read what…

Tape test horror stories — this week’s Air Force Times

By Jeff Schogol on April 1, 2013 Air Force, Child death, Facial hair, PT, Tape test, Uncategorized, Waist measurement

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