Trump’s plan to double the size of the ICE workforce has met a foe more powerful than any activist group. It is decimating new recruits at the agency’s training academy in Georgia. It is the ICE personal-fitness test.

More than a third have failed so far, four officials told me, impeding the agency’s plan to hire, train, and deploy 10,000 deportation officers by January. To pass, recruits must do 15 push-ups and 32 sit-ups, and run 1.5 miles in 14 minutes.

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 21 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, what did they expect, building a foundation of toxic masculinity/incel goobers?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

To pass, recruits must do 15 push-ups and 32 sit-ups, and run 1.5 miles in 14 minutes.

1/3 are failing and they don't have a stretch test?!

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Is that what the heavy breathing noise is?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

I mean… he is doubling the size of ICE. Just not the way he thought he was.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lmao these requirements are pathetically easy

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I will bet they add time to the 1.5 miles or drop it to 1 mile in 12 min.

Because a military warm up is too much, take it back to grade school minimum expectations.

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Who knew that rule number one for surviving the zombie apocalypse would also apply to surviving the civil war?

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago

Trump’s plan to double the size of the ICE workforce

well, they actually should hire obese people then! would double the size in no time and Les recruitment