Firstly you joined the military to defend your country, it requires you to be able to pass a simple 1.5 mile run and make sure you can lift youself off the floor a couple times. Whats the point of having a military if everyone is out of shape. Everyone seems to confuse the military with a regular day job. Yes your job may require you to sit at all a desk all day, but your real job is be ready to defend your country thats, why we get all these benefits. Imagine if our generals told politicians, Airman joe doesnt need to be in shape cause he sits at a desk all day. Our force would be cut and civvies (probably low gs) would fill in the positions and you wouldn't be able to complain about not having to do your pt test. People are selling the idea we are ready to fight at any moment and are a fit force thats the reason the military is funded. The reason we have a retirement, leave and great benefits is cause we are always ready to defend our country! ( yea right, give me my benefits and run fatty, stop complaining).