excused running but still forced to run.

• nismoS132

  25 Feb 05, 23:52

  any acctions to take?
  
  s4 feels that recently HQ coy's health is deteriorating, we have 3 HQ coy runs weekly, between 3-5km. supposed to complete in ~18 minutes but no one bothers about the timing. only this wednesday onwards they've began taking timing.
  
  those that are excused running (regardless excuse or pes) will walk the entire length within a given set of time. this wednesday it was 3km within 20 minutes. running party 18 mins. those that fail to meet the timing will have to return on saturdays to continue running/walking.
  
  now it's kinda rediculous to expect people to walk at 9kmh, that isn't walking, that's jogging.
  
  i spoke with the MO regarding my ankles and all he told me was to get insoles and continue running.
  
  wtf?
• Geforce3

  25 Feb 05, 23:54

  nothing wrong with getting fit :s13: But seriously i won't exempt those peeps who are excused from running to run lar, u never know what will happen, anyway RT is far just my 2 cents although i think ur S4 should peg it to ippt results. Oh 18 mins for 3 click is a jog just my 2 cents
• kops21

  25 Feb 05, 23:55

  last time, i remember there is a hotline in Mindef that you can call to complains about ill-Treatment.
• the Bear

  25 Feb 05, 23:59

  this is dumb...
  
  so, people are to become crippled in order to get "fit"?
  
  what the heck.. anyway, the incompetence of some officers in the armed forces is beyond compare...
  
  i've been not medically fit for combat for ages... yet, i'm in a combat unit, holding a combat vocation... and each time i go back for my reservist stint, the S1 asks the same question: why am i still in the unit.. and i answer with the same answer: why do you ask since you are the S1?
• wuming78

  26 Feb 05, 00:47

  Originally posted by nismoS132:

  any acctions to take?
  
  s4 feels that recently HQ coy's health is deteriorating, we have 3 HQ coy runs weekly, between 3-5km. supposed to complete in ~18 minutes but no one bothers about the timing. only this wednesday onwards they've began taking timing.
  
  those that are excused running (regardless excuse or pes) will walk the entire length within a given set of time. this wednesday it was 3km within 20 minutes. running party 18 mins. those that fail to meet the timing will have to return on saturdays to continue running/walking.
  
  now it's kinda rediculous to expect people to walk at 9kmh, that isn't walking, that's jogging.
  
  i spoke with the MO regarding my ankles and all he told me was to get insoles and continue running.
  
  wtf?

  getting the excused to walk is alright. making them walk in a fast pace is still ok. but to make them walk within a certain timing sounds ludicrous - how did he come up with that timing??
  
  
• nismoS132

  26 Feb 05, 02:20

  i agree that making the excused walk is ok, otherwise no one would bother to stay in shape. but forcing an impossible timing on them is ludricrous.
• AYU's faithful

  26 Feb 05, 18:26

  hmm... very familiar here... nismoS132 are u from 41sar hq? Anyway when i heard the timing i got puzzled.. running party finish within 18min.. walking party within 20min.. thats only an extra of 2mins!! How to finish on time??
• bismarck

  26 Feb 05, 18:53

  Originally posted by AYU's faithful:

  hmm... very familiar here... nismoS132 are u from 41sar hq? Anyway when i heard the timing i got puzzled.. running party finish within 18min.. walking party within 20min.. thats only an extra of 2mins!! How to finish on time??

  either those who run are running like snails or those who walk are on steroids..
  
  i am just joking. sorry if it's offending...