@jmarcus24 I had a bout with “Uncle Rhabdo” at basic training. Partially due to not being hydrated enough, and partially due to the fact they expect 24 recruits, only 16 showed up to fill the cycle. And of course a little something about holding 40 lbs straight out from your body for approximately 45 minutes in Missouri heat and humidity. And me coming from Utah not being acclimated to the heat/humidity. Spent a week in the hospital, usually they administer an IV, however I downed about a gallon of water in the first hour after admission. Probably should mention the drill sergeants kind of left me alone for the first couple weeks of training. Perhaps the fact they denied me water when i asked for it during the 45 minutes of hell weighed on what little conscience they had. Anyway, I still have problems with my low back if I don’t exercise regularly and put on pounds over the winter. Oh, and of course I now am very susceptible to heat exhaustion, though that may stem from playing baseball in 106 degree weather as a kid in Idaho. Puking from heat stroke/exhaustion, it ain’t pretty. In Virginia, I had to acclimate to the heat/humidity for about three weeks 20 minutes to a half hour at a time before going outside for more than an hour.
Utah @ 
Colorado 
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