I still have my presidential physical fitness award. I’m old, mine is signed by Nixon. It’s a very official looking certificate with a patch that I put under the glass in the frame. Back when I used to hang my work awards on my office wall, I used to have that one in with them. Most people didn’t ever notice, but every once in a while someone would be looking at them and I could always see the exact moment they realized what it was.
Mine’s signed by Clinton.
More admirable but not as funny
Did you know all of those sit and reach boxes were manufactured by Halliburton? Follow the money…
How much could a box cost? $10k?
Man, I had to go check it just in case.
Was it Lockheed Martin?
In Civil Air Patrol they just screwed a ruler into a box.
I had to impress Bill Clinton. I failed to do so, so he came to my house to call me a loser.
Obama wasn’t mad, just disappointed that I was out of shape
That’s why you had to do the sprints. To be ready to escape Bill Clinton when he appears.
They tried to warn you.
Before going to the comments section, I was like “wtf is this post?”
After reading a few comments, I’m fully bewildered. What the fuck is up with your crazy country?
We don’t know either. It’s just fucked and nobody cares.
This very far predates George w Bush.
This predates George HW Bush
Reagan kid here, can confirm
Yeah it was Eisenhower. He was concerned our youth would be less fit than Europeans
Eisenhower also predicted the US military industrial complex.
Man called 'em as he saw 'em I guess.
Was Reagan impressed?
Bitch didn’t even show up to give me my award.
“Oh mommy… I’ve been shot…”
What a whiner.
Is this some sort of PE meme that I’m too Marching Band to understand?
Marching in the elements, while carrying an instrument, while playing, god forbid you have a wind instrument. That’s gotta be more physically gruelling than a PE class catering to the lowest common denominator.
Marching band was considered a varsity sport at my high school. Because if the golf team are considered athletes, so am I.
I did it to impress George Bush Sr. I’m not sure he cares either.
Same reason W wanted to be president and same result
Haha!
Gotta make sure the youth can be good little soldiers if needed
This is 100% fact. Eisenhower made PE a universal part of education to increase overall fitness in the case of war and conscription.
I think it was worse than that. It was to test for and increase capability for military life, but the exercises themselves are not a good way to keep a general healthy body so it actually caused physical health to decline in the US.
it actually caused physical health to decline in the US.
Wait seriously? Where did you hear that?
Fuck yeah!
The pain. THE PAIN.
Steady! I warn you not to try jerking away. I am old, but my hand can drive this needle into your neck before you can escape me.
Does Elmo have choice to not?
Coach, please let me out of the closet. I want to go home.
I topped my school’s record score on those tests. I haven’t been able to afford to go to the dentist in more than 20 years. I wish they would have focused on making our society sustainable instead.
All those who vote to make this test required for all presidential candidates say aye…
Being fit to be drafted is for the little people. Presidential candidates can just get out of it by claiming to have bone spurs.
What does this mean?
In the US, there was a thing called the “Presidential Fitness Test” that kids had to do in P.E. (not sure if it’s still a thing).
What does this mean?
Dental plan.
Lisa needs braces
Dental plan!
Lisa needs braces
Dental plan
I sure as fuck, hope it is. Could you imagine kids today doing it and thinking, “Wait, Fat Cheeto and Sleepy Joe did this? No fucking way.”
The presidential fitness test is something us kids had to do every year. It was basically doing a bunch of different exercises, and if you did good enough you got a certificate.
Things like sit ups, push ups, chin ups, vertical jump, running a mile, etc. Based on your height and weight there was an expected level you were supposed to achieve.
I believe it. I guess I was hanging out with the metal heads, stoners, and hacky sack kids during gym. That’s why I got a D. And not the gym teacher’s D… That was reserved for the underage girls that used to play with his leg hair. Right there in the bleachers of a New Hampshire school.
(Actual true story… Girls used to play with his leg hair… This was middle school or 9th grade. Larry A. …I’m looking at you.)
Knowing my town, I’m surprised that guy stayed athletic director and not a paraplegic. He must have paid someone off. 70k to be a shit-town gym director? Riiiiight…
Where I grew up school was for chumps.
The village makes the villains.
If you can’t bend over and touch your toes, you can’t be President.
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My efforts were to impress Arnold Schwarzenegger and George H.W. Bush.
I had to do it to impress Bill Clinton. Side note, he gave me the worst handshake I’ve ever had in my life, just competely limp, dead fish style. So I don’t give a shit if he was impressed with how many crunches I could do.
Tell me you’re in a cult without saying you’re in a cult.
