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Aristus

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3. When I joined the Army, I was thirty pounds overweight, and had the muscle tone of wet toilet paper.

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:09 PM

5 hrs ago

By the time I got out, I was a respected tanker, and an excellent loader, able to get a round out of the ammo compartment and into the breech in less than five seconds. The heavy lifting that comes with being a tanker, combined with many, many daily pushups left me with absolutely ripped pecs; to the point where I earned the nickname "Chesty".

The Army gets you into shape. Anyone that can't hang the PT test gets booted.

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When I joined the Army, I was thirty pounds overweight, and had the muscle tone of wet toilet paper. Aristus 5 hrs ago #3