Spiritual Minded Military Colorado Air National Guard: How to Protect Your Neck When the F-16 Pulls 9 Gs at 5,000 Feet—The Cervical Protocol

 

THE MILE-HIGH PROBLEM

Buckley Space Force Base is located at 5,600 ft. The air is thin. Your oxygen level decreases. Your muscles become tired more easily. You take longer to heal.

Now add an F-16 with 9 Gs. An 11 lb head turns into a 99 lb head! Your 6 lb. helmet turns into 54 lb. You are breathing for your lungs and moving your cervical spine in a line for the rest of your body.

Buckley is the base of the 140th Wing, which flies F-16s. They are familiar with the altitudinous surroundings, which are the Gs. They are familiar with the pain in the neck after each sortie.

The issue isn't the F-16. The F-16 is a weapon system. It's not the altitude that matters. The surroundings are the environment. The issue is that you were not provided with a protocol for your neck.

You're not floppy. The environment is very harsh. The Cervical Protocol is your solution.

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THE ALTITUDE FACTOR

The majority of fighter pilots train at sea level. The 140th Wing trains at 5,600 feet. The difference is not insignificant. The difference is physiological, not physiological and psychological.

What happens to your neck muscles when you lift your head off the ground:

Your blood oxygen level decreases. The muscles are deprived of oxygen. The less oxygen in the water, the quicker it gets to be time for rest. The faster you get tired, the less effective your neck stabilizers are. If the stabilization is less, the load on the spine is greater.

Neck muscles can hold 9Gs for a maximum of 15 seconds at sea level with no fatigue. That window is reduced to 10 seconds at 5,600 feet. The F-16 is oblivious to your altitude. The F-16 will recover to 9 Gs for as long as necessary during the mission.

How high you recover from it.

Your body takes longer to heal at high elevation. Your disks rehydrate more slowly. Muscle tissue can't repair as fast. It takes longer for your inflammation to go away.

The same sortie that calls for one day of recovery at sea level calls for two days of recovery at Buckley. The 140th Wing operates on the same schedule as sea-level units. No adjustment to the recovery time is made. The damage builds up more quickly.

Altitude is considered in the cervical protocol. The cervical protocol was created for mile-high Gs.

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THE BUCKLEY ASSIGNMENT

Buckley Space Force Base is home to the 140th Wing. The F-16s take off into thin air. The pilots pull Gs with less oxygen. The maintainers work long hours in the Colorado sun.

Your assignment is not to complain about the altitude. Your assignment is to adapt to it.

The Cervical Protocol is your adaptation manual. Not a suggestion. Not a theory. A tactical response to the mile-high problem.

The 140th Wing does not brief the altitude effect on the cervical spine. They do not warn you that your recovery window is shorter. They do not tell you that your neck muscles fatigue faster.

The data is not classified. The data is simply not discussed.

The cervical protocol is the data you need.

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THE CERVICAL PROTOCOL

1. Pre-Flight Oxygenation

The neck muscles require oxygen to withstand G's. During the sortie, you can't alter your oxygen levels. Initial saturation is required.

The Pre-Flight Standard:

Hydrate before you arrive at the base. When you're dehydrated, there's less fluid in your blood. The smaller the blood volume, the less oxygen that will be supplied. Take off Cellular Hydrate one hour before takeoff.

Breathe deeply before strapping in. Slowly count to 10, taking deep breaths. Fill the lower portion of the lungs. Get your blood oxygenated before your Gs demand it.

Don't eat big meals prior to flight. Digestion steals blood flow. It is important that blood flow is directed to the muscles and NOT the stomach.

2. G-Resistant Posture

How much load is put on your spine depends on the position of your neck. The incorrect position increases the Gs by a factor of x. The right position is where they are distributed.

The Posture Standard:

Centered head on top of your spine. Not forward. Not tilted. Centered. The JHMCS helmet is yanking your head forward. Resist it.

Chin slightly tucked. A tucked chin is an activation of deep flexors of the neck. Your primary muscles that provide G-resistance are the deep flexors in the neck.

Shoulders back and down. Your shoulders, or upper back, hold up your neck. When the shoulders roll forward, the neck must bear the weight.

3. Altitude-Specific Recovery

It takes your body longer to heal at 5,600ft. This must be taken into consideration when designing your recovery.

The Recovery Standard:

Ice within 30 minutes of landing. Not heat. Ice. Altitude increases inflammation. Inflammation slows recovery. Ice controls inflammation.

Raise your head while sleeping. An extra pillow. Gravity is helping to remove fluid from the neck. The less fluid, the less stiff.

Magnesium before bed. Magnesium is relaxing for muscles. Magnesium is a sleep aid. Cellular Hydrate contains magnesium.

4. Weekly Cervical Maintenance

One day per week, you do not fly. You maintain.

The Maintenance Standard:

• Chin tucks: 3 sets of 10. Lie on your back. Draw in the chin towards the chest without raising the head. Feel the stretch in the back of your neck.
• Prone cobras: 3 sets of 15. Stretch out on your stomach. Raise your chest and shoulders off the floor, ensuring that your neck remains neutral (straight). Pull shoulders together.

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THE THREE ALTITUDE LIES

1. "The altitude does not make a difference."

The enemy wants you to believe that training at 5,600 feet is the same as training at sea level. Your body knows the difference. Your fatigue tells the truth. Your recovery time tells the truth.

Counter: Altitude makes every G harder. Every sortie costs more. Every recovery takes longer. The Cervical Protocol accounts for the difference.

2. "You will adapt to the altitude over time."

Your body will adapt. Partial adaptation takes weeks. Full adaptation takes months. Your spine does not have months. Your discs compress every sortie. Your facet joints grind every turn.

Counter: Do not wait for adaptation. Protect your neck now. The Cervical Protocol works at any altitude.

3. "Pain is just part of flying the F-16."

The enemy wants you to normalize cervical pain. Every fighter pilot has neck pain. Every F-16 driver has back pain. The enemy wants you to accept damage as inevitable.

Counter: Pain is not part of the job. Pain is data. Your body is telling you that maintenance is overdue. The Cervical Protocol is the maintenance.

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Conclusion

Colorado Air National Guard, you asked how to protect your neck when the F-16 pulls 9 Gs at 5,000 feet.

The answer is the Cervical Protocol.

Cellular Hydrate before takeoff. Deep breathing before strapping in. Chin tucked. Shoulders back. Ice within 30 minutes of landing. Elevated head while sleeping. Magnesium before bed.

Chin tucks. Prone cobras. Isometric holds. Resistance band work.

The 140th Wing does not brief the altitude effect on the cervical spine. The cervical protocol is the data you need.

The F-16 pulls 9 Gs at 5,000 feet. Your neck can survive it. The protocol is how.

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