Re: OT, OT but......

Well, Neal is not muscled-out...his problem is a hereditary one...tall,
skinny and gangly. He is almost 6' 7" and skinny (my brother is 6' 9"
and skinny, my 16 year old daughter is 6' and skinny). He can do the
push ups and all that, but when it comes to doing chin ups...it is
really hard for somebody with loooooooonnnngggg arms and a long body to
do a lot of those. And I did tell him what you said Judy...to just focus
on the "one" and to not panic. As a mother...if he didn't pass I
wouldn't get too upset about it with this war going on...but I know that
this is all he has ever wanted to do and now it's down to the nitty
gritty. *sigh* So...I lit my candle and said my prayers for him.


Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:My nephew (Army, not Marines, but...) wasn't able to pass his PT exam in
Basic because his legs were too well-muscled and touched the floor during
pushups. He had several tries and finally they gave him a different way to
do it. They passed him out of basic w/out completing the PT test and he had
to keep trying. They did this because they wanted to keep him. He finally
did pass.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy L Browning" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT, OT but......


> Done Jesse.
> If you get a chance to talk to him again, remind him he only has to do one
> chin up and one chin up etc. In other words he only has to do the next
one.
> No need to keep count, they'll tell him when he's done. Just a head game,
> but it might help.
> Judy B
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jesse Bell" 
> To: "Gardenchat" 
> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 2:41 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] OT, OT but......
>
>
> > Hey...I received a call from my son (Camp Pendleton) last night. He
> > takes his final exams this friday and saturday...and he is stressing out
> > big time. He feels good about everything EXCEPT the chin ups on the bar.
> > He can't do quite as many as they say he HAS to do to graduate. He asked
> > me to ask everyone I know who would really pray...to say a prayer for
> > him because this is important to him and he is worried that he might not
> > pass. So..for those of you who would...please say a prayer for
> > "extraordinary" strength for him so he can do his chin ups! Thanks.
> >
> >
> > Jesse
> >
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