the perspective of a military family . . . the narcissism of a blog
October 12th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Posted by Mitja in Uncategorized

New PT gearElysia has her PRT on Tuesday, so this weekend we visited the NEX to get her the new, mandatory, uniform.  There have been a lot of complaints about it — everything from the color to the type of fabric.

I guess having grown up around Cal Berkeley, I am used to the bright blue and gold.  But most complaints are that they tried to do a wicking material on the cheap and created a shirt that gets heavy when wet and becomes see-through.  A PT work-out becomes a wet t-shirt contest.  Nice.

The shorts also have a “modesty liner” that apparently serves to give wedgies.  These are the lesser-known sacrifices our troops make.  They are apparently going to correct both problems in the next few months.

Elysia, who often scores Good-Medium or Excellent-Low on the fitness test, laments that there is not simply a category of Good Enough.


One Response to “New PT Gear”

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    elysia Said: @12:17 pm 

    I’m happy to report that I passed yet another iteration of the Navy PRT, with a score of “Good-High.” Neither my best nor my worst — simply good enough.

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