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I will tell you from the officer's perspective...
If a "basic" is found to NOT be eating...we first speak with the cadre. Believe it or not, some folks just get so uptight that they don't eat much. They start to DUMP weight big-time.
Then the flight surgeon's will chime in..."Basic Cadet So and So is getting thin...what's the problem?"
Eventually (think hours or maybe a day or two max) the entire BCT cadre and officers/NCO's will be watching.
Then the little "discussions" will occur with cadre, the shakes will come out, etc...etc...
We're not there to cause problems with the training or the basic's but...if they're not eating, then we're losing training and efficiency...
Need I go on?
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
If a "basic" is found to NOT be eating...we first speak with the cadre. Believe it or not, some folks just get so uptight that they don't eat much. They start to DUMP weight big-time.
Then the flight surgeon's will chime in..."Basic Cadet So and So is getting thin...what's the problem?"
Eventually (think hours or maybe a day or two max) the entire BCT cadre and officers/NCO's will be watching.
Then the little "discussions" will occur with cadre, the shakes will come out, etc...etc...
We're not there to cause problems with the training or the basic's but...if they're not eating, then we're losing training and efficiency...
Need I go on?
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83