Thursday, 16 July 2026

Testosterone Story

 Pentagon has ordered new testosterone-deficiency screenings for members over the age of 30.  The expectation?  A percentage (probably 10-percent minimum) will have low T-deficiency numbers (my bet).

So, I'll tell this story.

In the early 1990s....the Air Force went in a massive way toward fitness/'the-look'/exercise.  About six  months into this....you started to notice several trends.

Folks had sleep issues....guys seemed overly tired (especially the over-35 age group) in the afternoons.....probably one out of three guys in the older age bracket had mood swings, which unsettled marriages/relationships.

I knew two guys in this period....who accidentally got some Air Force doctor curious....who tested them on testosterone....finding them low.   One of them just said 'finished' and ended up medically-discharged over the problem/treatment. 

The sleep-issues crowd?  By the time I retired in 1999....probably 5-percent of folks  I knew....were on some sort of treatment. 

What I expect out of the Pentagon?  By 2030....they come to admit the current fitness program and fitness expectation....is causing health issues. 

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