does size matter

[ryan fitzy]

I am going to BMQ this summer and i just wanted to know if it matter's how big you are, do the giants have it easier then the small  guys or the other way around- and do the thin guys have it easier then the big muscular guys.

 

[45506445210414924]

as said in other posts before buddy, it dosnt matter how "BIG" you are, its your mental strength that has the main advantage on doing better, im just a little guy being only 5'6, and im making it my goal to smack around the big guys *figure of speech for not quitting* when my bmq starts up!

oh know, just finished proofreading this post, cant wait for replys  :

 

[NavComm]

I always thought it was quality over quantity?

 

[beach_bum]

I always heard that it wasn't size that mattered, it was how you use it.    LOL

 

[Trinity]

I don't like the poll

Who says you have to be strong to be in the forces.

Sometimes its brains over brawn!

I'm a toothpick and yet i've done this for 13 years now.

Heart and mind goes a long way over muscle.

 

[Tbird]

Geez and it's not even Friday yet!    lol  Got some live ones here! lol

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

As trinity so correctly points out its more heart and mind then anything else but being in good shape for your body type helps as well.

 

[Gouki]

I .. could have sworn I posted a response in this topic.. Either it didn't take or was deleted for some reason but .. not knowing either way:

Size doesn't matter..sometimes. In fact it's almost all relative and individual.

My friend is a bodybuilder and has a great cardio and had no problems with PT.
His friend on course was a tall lanky fellow who smoked regularly, and could outrun them all.

On my course there was a big guy, powerlifter type, he could lift anything but almost died running. We had one guy who smoked and could run no problem but another guy who smoked had serious trouble. There was one girl who was short and weak and couldn't run, she had it pretty bad. Another girl who appeared to be normal did more pushups than any other guy and could run just as well.

So .. it basically comes down to the person. Their strength, cardio base, and of course heart ... the most important of all really because heart can fill in the gaps with what you're lacking.

 

[NavComm]

Seriously I think it doesn't matter how big you are. I'm only 5'4" and I think I will be able to hold my own. Of course I might feel differently if I was going into infantry. But the military is made up of a wide variety of people who are made up of an equally wide variety of shapes and sizes. If a person wants to be in the military there will be a job for that person, provided they meet all the other requirements, no matter how big or small they are.

 

[scaddie]

I'm a female, 5'3, 130lbs. I did my BMQ with no problem, and hopefully will have the same luck with SQ and my infantry course. The only thing that was difficult was running, since most of the guys were a lot taller and had really long legs. But! if you're short/smaller, work on your speed in PT. That was the most important thing to me when running and doing other physical activities.

 

[aesop081]

size has nothing to do with it IMHO.  I am a relatively small guy, not perticularly muscular and i'm only 5 ft 9 in.  Been doing it for 12 years, never had a PT problem, i can run for an awful long time, always did my job, never had any problems lifting bridge parts in my old MOC and managed to complete the 1CMBG Mountain Man competition twice.  Its mostly in your head, the motivation not to quit and get the job done.

 

[NavComm]

I'm a female, 5'3, 130lbs. I did my BMQ with no problem, and hopefully will have the same luck with SQ and my infantry course. The only thing that was difficult was running, since most of the guys were a lot taller and had really long legs. But! if you're short/smaller, work on your speed in PT. That was the most important thing to me when running and doing other physical activities.

You just made my day! I do worry about making it through bmq some days but your post gives me courage! Thank you.

 

[paracowboy]

ain't the size of the dog in the fight...
You got the parts, you'll do the job. That simple. All you wannabes worrying about your fitness and other stuff tryin' to get in, STOP. Show up, listen up, and suck it up. That's it. That's all you gotta do. I got buddies half my size who rock this shit, and I know scumbags bigger'n me that wuss out on the hard stuff. It's what's in you, not what you're carryin' around.
Thus endeth the sermon.

 

[chrisf]

As long as you're able to lift a ruck-sack, and keep up with the group while running, you'll do fine, beyond that, it's all mental strength...

I can't run worth beans, but I've never dropped out on a run, because I just stick my brain in neutral, and just keep telling myself all I have to do is keep up with the guy in front of me (Being the head of the column sucks )

 

[45506445210414924]

how much does a ruck sack typicall weight?

 

[chrisf]

Typical? Depends on what your trade is, what you're doing, and when you're doing it...

Can't remember the weight for the BFT, which is your best judge of what "standard" is. 55lbs?

 

[Tbird]

All you have to do is stay positive and do your best. Take the opportunity to push your limits, find out what you're really made of. I mean geez my grandmother is 84 years old and 5 ft tall...let me tell you I wouldn't mess with her! I'm not even joking the woman is fast with that cane Yikes! lol  I've gotten more then my share of bruises on my shins from her for being a smart a**. Just remember if you believe you can do it you will, if you don't then you won't.

 

[Kat Stevens]

Do, or do not....there is no "try"....

 

[paracowboy]

how much does a ruck sack typicall weight?

don't matter. No matter how light you pack, it still sucks. No matter how you cushion the straps and waistbelt, it still sucks. Been doin' it for a decade now...it still sucks. You don't have to like it, you just have to do it. If it were easy, anybody could do this. It ain't, and they can't. Like the commercial said: Just do it.

 

[TCBF]

I am currently instructing a BMQ at one of the TCs in the west. And I've instructed many prior to this one.   As far as size goes currently we have one female on the course who is 5 foot nothing, a tall fellow around 6' 6" a power lifter who's around 5' 6". Overall each of them has advantages and disadvantages over the other.

If you work and train as a team, and utilize each other's strenghths, size does'nt matter at all.

Good luck on your courses, I'm sure you will succeed.