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To: LindyBill who wrote (403372)	1/11/2011 8:59:01 AM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 793931

Flexible military standards that can be ignored by every commander are no standard at all. "Fat Fights Back January 11, 2011: Now that most U.S. Air Force (active and reserve) have taken the new PT (Physical Training), some problems were found, and addressed. In the first six months of testing, the failure rate went from about 20 percent to about 13 percent. The air force originally expected as many as 40 percent to flunk. Those who failed had 90 days to get ready for another try. A airman was subject to discharge if they failed two tests in a row, or four in 24 months. These standards, it was found, did not give some airmen enough time to lose weight and get into shape. So the rules have been changed. Now airmen get discharged only if they fail four tests in 24 months. Even then, commanders can make exceptions. Some commanders also complained that if they tossed airmen out as the new standards demanded, some essential jobs would not get done.