2. I'm overweight. I don't want to be the fat guy that can't complete basic training. I intend to work on this before I ever enlist, but will weight be an issue in training? (I assume I'd lose some of it through training, anyhow.)
I did Air Force back in 2001, I was the fat guy they thought wouldn't complete it. They timed us for a mile and a half on our second day and I got about 13 of the 15 laps done at 34 minutes. I ended up getting recycled for some other things, but after 9 weeks of basic (at the time it was normally 6) I was able to meet the 18 minute mile and a half standard at the time. (17:55
) But they have been getting tougher on the PT side of things from what I hear from the new airmen that come into the squadron. So it will be useful to actually get started on exercise, but I wouldn't worry about not making it through. If I can do it... Well....
In my Basic Training platoon, we had two guys with the last name Martin. One was thin and pimple-faced, the other was all plump and bald and chubby-like. So, they became Fat Martin and Skinny Martin.
We had two guys named Church. One was white, one was black. The TI heard us say "black church" about 2 weeks after we started calling them white and black church. It was pretty funny watching his eyes widen and tell us that we needed to cut it out before HE got in trouble.