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Hope all is well at INDOC man!

hey man you're off to basic and then indoc, huh? congratulations! Maybe someday we'll both be PJ's For now my knee (and hence running times) are all that's holding me back. But I'm getting there. Listen man, don't quit, make us proud!

I have been through some of the training. I am not involved with CSAR at the moment. Because I got hurt, I am in my old career field. I'll just have to start over later. I was at the very beginning of the pipeline. I was there long enough to experience some of the rough feelings and see the training philosphy though. I'll say that you can never be too physically prepared. More importantly, go in with the mindset that you'd rather die than quit or fail out of that school. Then you'll be prepared. Finally, the pool really does separate the men from the boys.

Hey bro, good luck with the pipeline. Do not get overconfident, and never feel comfortable with your fitness level. There is always something you can do to improve it, and trust me, when you get to the pipeline, you can never be over-prepared. Remember, mental toughness will get you through each workout at the pipeline, but good physical fitness will prevent injuries, and those are a worst enemy. It is not about how many push-ups you can do once, but how many you can do multiple times a day, every day, for 10 weeks. Stay focused, and remember, there are troops in the field that want nothing more than to see a PJ peering over them in their time of need. Be the "one". Good luck- Adam

No prob. Lemme know. you can hit my up on at jlewis406@gmail.com or on myspace too. I'm broken right now, so I'm not really totally into FF. I suggest you do the Fatal Fluid stuff as well. The pool will beat you down. I never touched a lap pool before I joined the military, so I know it can be daunting.

Oh yeah. Check out Team Forged. It's for people just like you.

I'm originally from Hamilton. I was in the CCT pipeline a few years ago. I joined the AF in '03 and crosstrained in '06. I ended up washing out due to an injury, and never went back in because life just got too carried away to be able to put the time in and get focused. If you need anything lemme know. CCT and the PJ's train in the same facilities, live in the same dorms and follow the same programs.

Have you taken the PAST already or are you doing it at BMT? Indoc is no joke! AF PT is though. Two members of my flight and myself spent nights with lil sleep doin push ups, sit ups, and pull ups. Good luck! Hoo Yah Feet!(you'll see what I mean)

I do the DC's here, the swim/run workouts on FFLuid (which have really been helping me drop my times on both run and swim eval's, as well as water confidence), and I'll get whatever extra juice I need here and there, like on situps, etc., by doing "grease-the-groove", that is, hitting up a little burst of extra pt here and there throughout the day.