How strong should you be to be an Artillery Soldier?

[Philip1163]

How much weight should I be able to lift if I were to have Artillery as my trade?

 

[jeffb]

Don't worry about that. Just focus on being as physically fit as possible and the rest will fall into place. There are many different kinds of strength...

 

[krimynal]

I am NOWHERE near a bodybuilder , never did weight lifting in all of my life .... yet I am an artillery Gunner .... trust me you don't need to worry about that , just be able to hold your own and you'll be just fine !

 

[Old Sweat]

Being a member of an artillery gun detachment is more a matter of teamwork than power lifting. In the bad old days it was a given that the bigger the gun, the smaller the average size of its crew.

I was a member of a gun detachment as my first job in the army. I was about 5"8" or 9" and of the six others, including the driver, I was the second or third tallest.