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Originally Posted by 92bDad
I have also moved on a served in the military and received Military Medical care for myself and my family. It was good...provided you like waiting endlessly and the bed manner was not always the best...but medically they got the job done.
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I was i nthe Army for almost 9yrs. The only thing they did well was Dental. The Medical plan was to basicly give you 500mg of Motrin and tell you to get to work. I went to the ER for torn tendons in my tricep, and got a 3wk "no lifting" profile. I showed up at PT in the morning, and was told I still had to goto Sick Call and see OUR PA. You know, that officer who got 6months of medical training, vs the ER doctor, who is actually a MEDICAL DOCTOR! The PA determined I needed only a 1wk profile. And any other times you went in, you got seen by the Medics, those losers who got 8wks of training, who gave a shit about their job and you, and they got to determine if you were worthy of seeing the PA. Then when you did get a profile, you got treated like shit by your supervisors for being hurt. It was always a catch-22, you took it easy so you didn't get hurt, you got screamed at, and if you pushed 100% and got hurt, you got screamed at for getting hurt. And for the record, I tore the tendons in by both my tri's doing PT. Something about doing several hundred PUs and not giving up, even after muscle-failure, can really tear you up.
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Originally Posted by 92bDad
If you want to do something pro-active, why not provide a tax break for people who pass a yearly physical? Make it a genourous tax break...how about a $5000 yearly deduction if you pass the physical. Use a military standards...how about a yearly PT-Test.
By the way, I would most likely fail this test today...but you better believe if it was an option...I would find that extra motivation to get to that fitness level. Allow people who qualify for this deduction to also take a tax credit for certain fitness purchases (Gym Memberships, fitness equipment, etc...) Again, to get these credits, one would have to actually pass a Health Exam/PT - Test.
Healthy people are a lower health risk, thus they cost the system less money in the long run.
Heck, one could push this out and provide tax deductions/credits for purchasing certain health foods...you know all those 'Green Organic foods' the real expensive stuff that's a pain in the rear to plan/organize/budget for in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
So what do you say...are tax breaks for a healthy lifestyle a possible solution that Republicans and Democrats could agree on?
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I couldn't pass a PT test either, but I think that could be a good idea. Problem would be the grading. Just like it varied in the slacker (support) units, how could it be consistent and fair? I think they should just do a body-fat index, and then have an acceptable height/weight formula. If you meet them, you pass. Plus the PT standards for the females was WAY OFF!!