Originally posted by 7999:

Remember that a officer starts at a rank higher than all of the enlisted personel. They usually sit behind a desk (not much physical work).



Well, they may not in the Navy or the Air Force, but I can tell you Army and Marine officers are out there doing PT with their soldiers and if they are in a combat arms unit like the Infantry, they are right there with their soldiers, especially at the Company Grade Officer level (captain and below).

Eventually as a Captain (in the Army anyway) you will command a company of soldiers (100-200) and then take some staff jobs as well. (Finally, a desk.)

Sure, you won't find officers cleaning up the Motor Pool, but to say they don't do any physical work is entirely untrue.

I know as an officer, I had to pass the same PT tests as my soldiers, and as a leader, I took those test and did my PT right there with my soldiers on most occassions.

(There were times when the Battallion Commander wanted us in his PT session, but that was rare.)

TB

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