We don’t crawl or walk around with a 40 lb pack, we don’t do calisthenics, and we don’t walk in sand. But I like the idea of chart like this being negotiated for, tailored to UPS workers.
Don’t kid yourself my son is a Sargent in the Reserve and his unit was on their two week drill in north Florida for the last two weeks and less than a week into it about a dozen guys had to go to the hospital due to heat stroke or exhaustion one of the two.
The power company linemen in my area don’t go out if temp is over 90 or below 0 unless it’s an emergency
When I was 18 I worked for the city, also union, over 90 we didn’t work either, by the contract.
Damn they better not get a lineman job in Minnesota then. They go out in ANT weather here thank god. We would have a terrible death rate if there wasn't any power for a long time in the winter. Weather below zero for a week or so is not all that uncommon for us.
They do earn their money around here. A TOUGH group of guys and gals. Just when they get into an easier period they are loaned out to work in some god awful crap hole in the south to fix the power grid after a hurricane.
That too. At least we don't have any of those god-awful fire ants.What’s ANTweather? It rains ants?
So do you think they were out of shape to play Army for 2 weeks? Sergeant.
In my unit when in extreme heat, ice sheets were the go to life saver. Fill a 5 gallon jug with ice water and sheets. Wrap the person suffering heat exhaustion/stroke and bring them to the hospital.
My son was fine. He was there keeping an eye on his guys. Apparently the Army didn't supply enough water.
LOL....
Is driving to your next stop resting? Lemme guess…..
