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Joshua · 01-13-2006, 02:10 AM

Just curious. Would love to hear any/all stories any of you have in regards to basic training/boot camp.

I'm leaving January 31st for BMT at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. Going into the AF with a guranteed job as a C-17 Loadmaster here in Chas. in my Dad(Lt. Col)'s squadron.

I'm kind of concerned about a few things. First off, I can do about 20 pushups max before I get tired/fatigued/need a break. I believe the min. requirement is like 34 in 2 minutes for a male. Also, in the past 6-8 months I have had no problems running. I can run the required 1.5 mile in 13:45, or whatever it is. And I can also do the 2.5 mile run. But, about 3 days before Christmas I kind of hurt my right knee. I've stayed off of it as much as possible. Haven't ran on it at all, taken a ton of IBP/Tylenol, put heat on it, etc. and today I tried running and at about .25 mile it started throbbing again to the point where I absolutely cannot run on it. Now I'm scared shitless that it will do this as soon as I get to basic, and I'll be screwed. Going to call the flight nurse/surgeon on base tomorrow, and see if they can do anything. Any advice out there?

01-13-2006, 02:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Joshua Nitrous'd '03 Cobra Owner Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mt. Pleasant, SC Age: 23 Posts: 152 Casino Cash: $250 Sportbike:	Basic Training? Just curious. Would love to hear any/all stories any of you have in regards to basic training/boot camp. I'm leaving January 31st for BMT at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. Going into the AF with a guranteed job as a C-17 Loadmaster here in Chas. in my Dad(Lt. Col)'s squadron. I'm kind of concerned about a few things. First off, I can do about 20 pushups max before I get tired/fatigued/need a break. I believe the min. requirement is like 34 in 2 minutes for a male. Also, in the past 6-8 months I have had no problems running. I can run the required 1.5 mile in 13:45, or whatever it is. And I can also do the 2.5 mile run. But, about 3 days before Christmas I kind of hurt my right knee. I've stayed off of it as much as possible. Haven't ran on it at all, taken a ton of IBP/Tylenol, put heat on it, etc. and today I tried running and at about .25 mile it started throbbing again to the point where I absolutely cannot run on it. Now I'm scared shitless that it will do this as soon as I get to basic, and I'll be screwed. Going to call the flight nurse/surgeon on base tomorrow, and see if they can do anything. Any advice out there? __________________ 10th Anniversary '03 Cobra with all the bolt-on's, solid axle, nitrous, etc.