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bottomofthehill

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3. Yo Mama, I am a little younger than you, not much, but a bit.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 09:40 PM

Apr 2023

I have to start by saying I did not read the article, just your comment. In the 70’s and 80’s Uncle Sam did not care if you turned your ankle or wrenched your shoulder, you got up the next day, tied the boot a little tighter and got to going. The common musculoskeletal injuries are sprained ankle, sore back… some are worse, but the common strains and sprains, who cared. Now things are tracked more closely. Will it make better soldiers, time will tell, will the next generation of old soldier be in better shape in their old age, probably

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Recruits, Especially from the South, Are Getting Injured at Alarming Rates in Basic Training [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2023 OP

👇👇👇💪 Goonch Apr 2023 #1

Basic Training is probably the first time many of them have Baked Potato Apr 2023 #2

I went through basic training in 1980 ggma Apr 2023 #5

Yo Mama, I am a little younger than you, not much, but a bit. bottomofthehill Apr 2023 #3

When I was in boot camp in 1970 if you broke your arm they would tell you, Chainfire Apr 2023 #4

I enlisted in the army in 1961, we didn't have any injuries in my basic training company. friend of a friend Apr 2023 #6