Steroid use on the rise in the Army

[unhappycamper]

Steroid use on the rise in the Army
By Hal Bernton
Seattle Times staff reporter
Originally published November 19, 2010 at 7:07 PM

Just weeks before his battalion of some 700 soldiers departed for Afghanistan in summer 2009, Lt. Col. Burton Shields had a disconcerting visit from an Army investigator.

The agent said several soldiers under Shields' command at Joint Base Lewis-McChord had admitted to illegal use of steroids. One of the suspected users was a battalion captain.

Shields, who led the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, was skeptical. He questioned whether Army investigators might have mistaken legal dietary supplements for steroids.

But in the days that followed, the captain, as well as a lieutenant, first sergeant and nine other soldiers, admitted using steroids, according to investigative documents that offer a rare look at illegal use of those drugs in the military.

Steroid use in the Army has been on the rise amid a prolonged period of warfare. To prepare for — and perform — on combat tours of duty, some soldiers told investigators they turned to steroids to boost their brawn.

[rocktivity]

1. Sounds like they're not getting enough to eat.

:shrug:
rocktivity

[w8liftinglady]

2. One who shall remain nameless told me how easy it was to get steroids over there.

Apparently,it is yet another means to justify your existance over there...big,tough,bad-ass.

If you know anyone who has juiced,you'd know otherwise.Hopefully,I've stopped the un-named before it gets too far.

[galileoreloaded]

3. You put mass on before you leave because the stress of war

will cause most frontline guys to drop a TON of weight. When you are humping 80-100 LBS of full battle rattle days on end, coupled with endless vigilance, food becomes less of a priority.

The heat of IQ and the mountains of AE are brutal on muscle mass. I think it makes sense to walk in in peak condition, because you know you will be 30% lighter coming out.

[w8liftinglady]

4. you are right.I hope they can get by without juicing,however

An adequate protein intake(Greater than 100 gm/day) and supplementation with legal supplements(i.e.-L-arginine,L-glatamine) and post-workout supplemetation to prevent overtraining.
i am sending the above over there as we speak.