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Yes. http://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/air-force-bmt-boot... How much of that is really necessary to be in IT security though? I'm sure it makes you a better person, but when you have highly skilled individuals and show them that kind of requirement, the majority of them would rather stay in the private sector. The exception is if you have a specialized degree there is officers school for the branches, but ba…
Huh. I mean, I knew that pilots need to be fit, I just didn't think they'd be crawling through the mud and such.
My dad was a helicopter pilot for the marine corps for 20 years and flew in desert storm and Iraq in the early 2000s. Growing up he was always in insane physical shape and actively participated and taught in Crucible[0] trainings. Part of it was certainly the 'culture' that surrounds the squadrons, but one day I asked him why he stays in shape when in war he'd never had to stand up to do his job? He told me the only thing separating him from a 'grunt' (ground soldier) was his helicopter, which the enemy could take away in an instant. The moral was you always train for the worst possible situation (being grounded behind enemy lines) and hope for the best (never having to stand up).