Things change. That's for certain. There's no reason to hang onto outdated myths or useless things, and that should be a lesson for everyone. (The earth is flat, eight track cassettes, trickle-down economics, buggy whips all come to mind.) The most recent outdated believe is that sit-ups make the soldier. The U. S. Army has decided that the thirty year old fitness requirements for service are due for a major makeover.
The old thinking had soldiers doing sit-ups, push-ups and a two mile run twice a year to fulfill their fitness requirements. It was an admittedly old school way of thinking that needed a change. Now, the soldiers will have to run on a balance beam with two 30 pound canisters of ammunition, drag a sled with 180 pounds of sandbags and vault over obstacles while carrying full combat gear. It's all part of the military's new "combat readiness" test that measure elements of strength, endurance and mobility.
It means something when a major institution changes it's ways. Evaluating what works and adapting to change is important, especially when lives are on the line during wartime. The challenge of being adaptable is being fast enough and brave enough to embrace the new, not just to rely on outdated beliefs that don't get the best results. Things change. What should you change?
