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Topic: am i gonna shrink?!!
Wolf19 Joined Wed 01/23/08 Posts: 6172	Fri 08/28/09 10:42 PM
don't take the red one!! gulp too late...omg! whats gonna happen to me?!!! Some how the quote vanished. You will be 10 feet tall. i feel happy now

redhead44613 Joined Fri 01/18/08 Posts: 12976	Fri 08/28/09 10:42 PM
never believe the drill instructors their job is to fook with your head they also said to change your socks when we take breaks cause it will ruin your feet.......i have a black toenail now that's...kinda...hot! RAWR! if you think thats hot, then you should read this, i also have nerve damage in my feet, so if you stomp on my foot, i wont feel a thing

moofooga Joined Thu 01/31/08 Posts: 25515	Fri 08/28/09 10:43 PM
so, near the middle of boot camp, my drill instructors told us with all the hiking we are gonna do,we actually might go down an inch or 2 in height,in ITB we carried alot more in our packs so i feel like i have shrunk,but i havent really checked yet,but i feel it. Is it really possible to shrink a little if your lugging around nearly 100lbs on a 20k? That's right, Tattoo. And it's permanent, too.

Wolf19 Joined Wed 01/23/08 Posts: 6172	Fri 08/28/09 10:45 PM
so, near the middle of boot camp, my drill instructors told us with all the hiking we are gonna do,we actually might go down an inch or 2 in height,in ITB we carried alot more in our packs so i feel like i have shrunk,but i havent really checked yet,but i feel it. Is it really possible to shrink a little if your lugging around nearly 100lbs on a 20k? That's right, Tattoo. And it's permanent, too.

Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Fri 08/28/09 10:46 PM
my mom is about four inches shorter than she used to be but she is 75 I think it all went to the hump in her back Osteoporosis will cause a person to lose height, is when your bones get brittle from calcium loss, etc. And they can form a hump on their backs (kyphosis). My mom lost several inches too.

Wolf19 Joined Wed 01/23/08 Posts: 6172	Fri 08/28/09 10:50 PM
my mom is about four inches shorter than she used to be but she is 75 I think it all went to the hump in her back Osteoporosis will cause a person to lose height, is when your bones get brittle from calcium loss, etc. And they can form a hump on their backs (kyphosis). My mom lost several inches too. well i do drink alot of milk, plus i work out my back alot so it wont hurt so much,especially on my lower back

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Fri 08/28/09 10:51 PM
ooohhh yes, definatly people join up at 6ft 5, and leave at 5ft 2 did they not explain this to you when you joined seriously you will shrink

Wolf19 Joined Wed 01/23/08 Posts: 6172	Fri 08/28/09 10:52 PM
ooohhh yes, definatly people join up at 6ft 5, and leave at 5ft 2 did they not explain this to you when you joined seriously you will shrink this is no laughing matter,my height is on the line,i might turn into a midget!!

silly Joined Wed 04/25/07 Posts: 2789	Fri 08/28/09 10:54 PM
my mom is about four inches shorter than she used to be but she is 75 I think it all went to the hump in her back Osteoporosis will cause a person to lose height, is when your bones get brittle from calcium loss, etc. And they can form a hump on their backs (kyphosis). My mom lost several inches too. I have that too.no hump tho.Hope i don't lose any more inches.

redhead44613 Joined Fri 01/18/08 Posts: 12976	Fri 08/28/09 10:59 PM Edited by redhead44613 on Fri 08/28/09 11:00 PM
ooohhh yes, definatly people join up at 6ft 5, and leave at 5ft 2 did they not explain this to you when you joined seriously you will shrink this is no laughing matter,my height is on the line,i might turn into a midget!! hugs awww...well your still cute!!

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Fri 08/28/09 10:59 PM
ooohhh yes, definatly people join up at 6ft 5, and leave at 5ft 2 did they not explain this to you when you joined seriously you will shrink this is no laughing matter,my height is on the line,i might turn into a midget!! It might be too late to stop the shrinking process. Sorry.

lulu24 Joined Sun 02/11/07 Posts: 6033	Fri 08/28/09 11:10 PM
Actually....the human body loses about an inch in height during the course of a normal day. Your spine compresses a bit over the period of the day. It's recovered when you sleep. It's possible for you to lose an inch or so in height if you are carrying around a lot of weight on a long march. However, it won't stay gone. it's also possible to lose height while pregnant. the hormones make the ligaments more elastic, so you can shrink. after four children, i'm almost a full inch shorter than i was before having babies...and that's even in the morning.

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Sat 08/29/09 04:34 PM
I'm guessing I was too obscure....

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21501	Sat 08/29/09 04:41 PM
Wait till they get to the part about jumping out of airplanes.

SWEETTATS Joined Fri 08/14/09 Posts: 93	Sat 08/29/09 04:46 PM
don't take the red one!! gulp too late...omg! whats gonna happen to me?!!! OH NO!!! you are going to wake up a midget!

seamac Joined Sun 03/22/09 Posts: 3104	Sat 08/29/09 04:50 PM
don't take the red one!! gulp too late...omg! whats gonna happen to me?!!! Some how the quote vanished. You will be 10 feet tall. You will be ten feet tall because you are serving this country, growing confidence and learning tons of now life stuff, hopefully including a skill for civilian life. In the face of that what is an inch anyway. Be safe and don't volunteer!