Very true. SF teams are much like ncaa wrestling teams. Mixed backgrounds and body types with common mental traits Typically “older” operators have a better success rate in the schools because of their wisdom and moxie. The schools do a great job revealing your character much more than building it. With that being said, some candidates make it through schools by playing the game. There is no gaming once in the teams.
Nothing in the Army was as hard as two a day college practices while cutting weight, until I went to Ranger School. Adding sleep deprivation to starvation, mental and physical exhaustion was a new level of suck. This of course continued in follow on schools
Staying injury free does not happen. Your body gets broken down to a point where they told us it takes years off your life. I can’t imagine wrestling at a high level after 6 years of being in SF.