Quote Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter View Post
First I've heard that shorts and Camelbaks help with aerobic efficiency. I'm just saying that the change from sea level can really hit some people hard, even people who are reasonably in shape. I used to see it occasionally with people coming in TDY from one of the coasts and it's not like they were lazy out-of-shape bastards like me.

OFFS. It isn't like he was doing a boots and utes or humping a ruck. Aerobic efficiency? How about just not having that much more weight on him. Does the Army not ruck anymore? If you run 1st class PFT you should be alright walking up a hill, even the Manitou incline.