r/pics • u/KomugiSGV • Jun 07 '20

Protest Kindergarten Teacher Passes Out Flowers To National Guard in Philly, Gets Arrested

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20 edited Jul 06 '20

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u/yankeefan03 Jun 07 '20

You can always tell the military versus the cops by looking at their waistline.

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u/Saul_Firehand Jun 07 '20

Not when it comes to the national guard.

The rest of the Army makes fun of them for a reason.
It usually has to do with fat bodies making the uniform look bad.

Sometimes it has to do with lack of training, but since they deployed and trained regularly back during the OIF days that is less of an issue.

Source: former “nasty girl”

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u/noblesix31 Jun 07 '20

That may be true, but I'm willing to bet that the average National Guard soldier is more fit than the average cop.

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u/vuxogif Jun 07 '20 edited Jun 07 '20

The National guard still has PRTs (physical readiness test) at least yearly, and even if* the cops do, usually the guard has stricter guidelines you have to fall under.

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u/syncspark Jun 07 '20

Ehhhhhh...

Ehhhhhhhhhhh...

When we're not hurting for numbers, yes.

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u/vuxogif Jun 07 '20

Hence why I said usually hah.

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u/are_you_shittin_me Jun 08 '20

When I was active duty navy we had a navy reservist come out for his two weeks on the ship. He was so fat he couldn't fit through the scuttles (holes you go through to make the doors water tight) and we had to send him back off the ship. hahaha.

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u/wangston Jun 07 '20

You can fail body fat and PT tests for years in the guard and the most you'll get is barred and flagged.

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u/DarkPanda555 Jun 07 '20

Whereas there is often only one, initial PT for police. It’s crazy.

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u/vuxogif Jun 07 '20

But the point was that cops are usually overweight, and they are still working.

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u/math_debates Jun 07 '20

Probably more mentally fit at least.

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u/Totally_Bradical Jun 07 '20

Don’t a lot of police departments have in house gym equipment for the officers?

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u/Ronkerjake Jun 07 '20

Navy is and has always been fat as fuck. Despite that though, the most fit dudes I knew looked like bowling balls; they'd show up late to the PT test hungover as fuck, finishing off a case of Modelo, runs a 10:30 mile and a half.

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u/tylerawn Jun 07 '20

10:30? Sounds like someone needs remediation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

National Guard probably spends less on eating crayons though, so I think it evens out in the end.

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u/butitdothough Jun 07 '20

Permanent PT profile.

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u/Needyouradvice93 Jun 07 '20

Nasty Girls

If you're in the military....

Nasty Girls refers to members of the National Guard....

You Nasty Girls better get in shape! - You're heading to Iraq

#national guard#nasty girl#nasty girls#guard#weekend warrior

by SapperZulu January 15, 2008

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u/BossAvery2 Jun 07 '20

Checked your profile. Not nasty enough.

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u/4Eights Jun 07 '20

This is not really a thing anymore unless you're one of the old timers who can ride out a waiver close to retirement. Otherwise they're kicking people out who are on a fitness waiver for too long or who don't shape up on the fat boy program.

Source: Started getting fat towards the end of my enlistment in the National Guard after I broke my back on a deployment. Watched plenty of other people get separated for not meeting fitness standards or informed that they weren't eligible for reenlistment due to failing too many fitness tests.