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id say i definatley changed but stayed the same, if that makes any sense

It doesnt really, do you mean your personailty changed, but your entire character, morals and things stayed normal? Just curious as to how it changed, were talking about the correlation of warfare and social change within a persons mind right now and its interesting to hear first hand.

everyone's experience of combat is different and they deal with it differently, personally i find myself avoiding people who i cannot relate to, ie anyone not military or law enforcement or who ive known for a long time. i also avoid public places with large crowds cause i keep looking at peoples hand for weapons or looking at their behavior, so basically im on guard 80% of the time.

combat is an entirely different animal on top of it all which I would say compounds shit in extremely varying degrees. Depends how you take it, and how much/what degree you were exposed to.

Did fellow soldiers diss on Intel at all, Im not asking in any disrespect, just heard some rumors and would rather ask someone experienced out of anyone..

I was an Infantryman. LoL...

I see. I figured they didnt give intel too much a hard time since they are the ones giving you tons of direct support....or do they? What do you know?

Infantry does't really deal with them(commander and platoon leader will a little by recieving reports, bit that is irrelevant)

I came from a background similar to yours.

oh thanks

Thanks for all the advice and personal experience guys. Its a help. I do appreciate it.

Yay, fitness sort of thread. One of my strong points...

[quote="Silversage"]yes, sprinting, pretend like you're running from zombies or something like that[/quote]

Somebody has part of his zombie plan down already...

Have you tried P90X, and running 5 times a week?

Run and do strength work. Start with three miles, add a mile at the start of every week. Run every other day and do strength every day you don't. Strength should consist of 3 sets of push-ups, pull-ups, and dips. Start with that and gradually add repetitions, it is very difficult for me to recommend a number of repetitions, but I think 30 push ups, 12 pull ups, and 20 dips per set should start you off. Add 5 at the start of every week, or more if you want to really push yourself. Becoming and staying in shape is difficult and takes discipline, but it will probably help you in basic training. Also, if I were you, I would count your calories, eat what you want, just eat less of it. Limit yourself to three meals. You don't need to join a gym, do the above and you will have fantastic endurance, I've been following this regime for Judo for three years now, I compete on a national level and know my shit when it comes to becoming/staying in shape. Make sure you do an exercise planner as well, it will help you keep track of your progress and can help with consistency. Hope this helps.

[quote="Silversage"]Screw boring cardio. Going out for a 45 minute run/bike ride sucks (in my opinion) and doesn't give you as great results. [/quote]

Depends, you need a mix of endurance and speed. With HIIT exercises you get both, you just have to remember to pace yourself and not go all out like you normally would during say a 3 mile run. Doing HIIT exercises gives you the best of both worlds:

Once again, I disagree, traversing Afghanistan is all about endurance. If you are on a foot patrol all day, covering various levels of elevation, you need endurance and strong lungs. I'm not too sure about Iraq, but I am certain that soldiers are not constantly sprinting from enemy fire. Regardless, sprinting does help, but sprinting works your twitch muscles more than anything else, a long 10 mile run will work your legs much more vigorously, and will do a better job of keeping you in shape. That said, long distance running is certainly not for everyone, but for the military it is probably necessary at some point.

Insanity video by Sean T. Did it for wrestling and youll become way faster and be able to sustain a high heart rate. I swear by it. If you bought it, and didnt like it, id buy it from you and use it myself.