Spiritual Minded Military Virginia Air National Guard: What Happens to Your Spine When You Fly the Raptor—The F-22 Physiology Protocol

 

THE RAPTOR TAX

The F-22 Raptor is the latest and most advanced fighter aircraft ever produced. It pulls 9 Gs. It is the longest-lasting of any aircraft. Requires more from your back than any airplane in history.

The Raptor is flown by the 192nd Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis. They know the cost. After each sortie they feel it in their necks. After all deployments, they carry it in their lower back. It's in their medical records as they get older.

Your spine is not designed for 9 g's for any length of time. The intervertebral discs were not meant to be repeatedly compressed. The Raptor's turn rates are not suited for your facet joints.

The F-22 will not come to the rescue when you're in pain. The F-22 is sensitive to the task. The F-22 will exceed 9 G's regardless of whether you are ready or not!

Your body is not the one that is the issue. The problem is the Raptor. The F-22 Physiology Protocol is here to solve that problem.

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THE F-22 SPINAL CRISIS

Let's call what the raptor does to your body by its name.

The Compression Problem

Each time you pull Gs, your spine is compressed. The spaces between the vertebrae become shorter. The liquid they contain is squeezed out of them. Resting will allow the discs to be rehydrated. They are unable to get sufficient rests between sorties. The discs become flatter. The vertebrae become closer together. The nerves are compressed.

The Facet Problem

The small stabilizing joints between the vertebrae are called facet joints. Under G-load, they rub against one another. Normally, healthy cartilage facilitates the movement. The cartilage wears away due to repeated G load. Medial tibial tuberosity and tibial tuberosity rub together. Pain becomes constant.

The Raptor Difference

The F-22 can withstand 9 G's longer than any other fighter. The F-22 becomes more tightly banked. The F-22 packs more of a punch. The F-22 ascends more rapidly. Every advantage that the Raptor gives you is a disadvantage for your back.

The 192nd Wing flies the Raptor out of Langley. The missions are long, arduous, and exhausting. The sorties occur on a regular basis. There is a quick recovery time. The damage accumulates.

Your plane has a schedule for upkeep. There is no "warning light" in your spine. It takes time for the disc to herniate. Years of poor upkeep cause the disc to bulge out.

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THE LANGLEY ASSIGNMENT

Joint Base Langley-Eustis is home to the 192nd Wing. The F-22s are on the flight line. The pilots are in the brief. The maintainers are on the job.

The goal of your task is NOT to avoid the Raptor. Your task is to create a spine to support the weight.

The F-22 Physiology Protocol is mandatory. The F-22 Physiology Protocol is preventive maintenance. You take care of your aircraft. Maintain your body.

The 192nd Wing does not brief the statistics for spinal degeneration. As much as a 46 percent higher rate of cervical spine degeneration among fighter pilots than age-matched civilians, they don't want you to know that. What they do not want you to know is that the C5-C6 and C6-C7 are the areas most affected—the areas that take the most g-forces.

No classification of the data. No actual discussion of the data occurs.

The data you need is the F-22 Physiology Protocol.

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THE F-22 PHYSIOLOGY PROTOCOL

Phase One: Pre-Flight Spinal Prep

Your Raptor has a pre-flight checklist. Your spinal cord requires one as well.

The Pre-Flight Standard:

• Hang from a pull-up bar for 30 seconds prior to each flight: This exercise will help to achieve cervical decompression. Gently stretch your back in the direction of gravity against the Gs. You need the space for your discs.
• Thoracic mobility: Stretch with 10 cat/cow stretches before strapping in. Your mid-back should move if your neck doesn't.
• Fold arms back, 3x15: Push shoulders together. Great upper back strength equals a safe lower neck.

In-Flight Survival (Phases Two)

At 9 G's, you cannot go in for a stretch. You can make small adjustments.

Before the Gs, see how your body is positioned. Head centered. Shoulders back. Chin slightly tucked. The grounded neutral position is the air-protective position.

Breathe. The G-suit squeezes. Your diaphragm fights back. Pump out air on each turn. Inhale deeply after. Fatigue resistance of oxygenated muscles.

This is the third phase. This is the post-flight recovery phase.

The Raptor is done. Your spine is not.

The Recovery Standard:

Frostbite the neck no later than 30 minutes post-landing. Not heat. Ice. Recovering from inflammation is the enemy. Fifteen minutes on. Fifteen minutes off.

Magnesium before bed. Magnesium helps to relax the muscles. Magnesium makes sleep better. Cellular Hydrate – Electrolyte Formula has magnesium.

Sleep on your back. Sleeping on your side puts extra strain on your neck. Sleeping on your back can ruin your cervical alignment. The norm is to sleep on your back with a cervical pillow.

Phase Four: WEEKLY MAINTENANCE

Don't fly for one day every week. Do not train. Do not push. Recover.

Do your regular spinal care routine on that day. Chin tucks. Prone cobras. Isometric holds. Resistance band work. Rest is the best treatment for the spine.

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THE THREE SPINAL LIES

Lie One: "True, pain is a part of the job.

The enemy wants you to get used to feeling bad all the time. All fighter pilots suffer from neck pain. All Raptor drivers suffer from back pain. The enemy wishes to inflict damage on you, and you take it.

Lie Two: "You can push through it."

The enemy wants you to ignore the signals. Fly through the pain. Deploy through the stiffness. Push until something breaks.

Counter: Pushing through is how discs herniate. Pushing through is how careers end. The Raptor will be here tomorrow. Your spine must be here too.

Lie Three: "Nothing will help."

The enemy wants you to believe that spinal degeneration is inevitable. That no exercise, no stretching, no protocol will make a difference.

Counter: The enemy is a liar. The F-22 physiology protocol works. Chin tucks strengthen your deep neck flexors. Isometric holds build endurance. Resistance band training mimics G-load. Your spine can adapt. Your spine can strengthen. Your spine can survive the Raptor.

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God." — Romans 12:1

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Conclusion

Virginia Air National Guard, you asked what happens to your spine when you fly the Raptor.

The answer is compression. Degeneration. Cumulative damage. The answer is also resilience. Strength. Maintenance.

The F-22 Physiology Protocol is your maintenance schedule. Pre-flight spinal prep. In-flight posture. Post-flight recovery. Weekly maintenance.

Cervical decompression. Thoracic mobility. Scapular retractions. Ice. Magnesium. Back sleeping. Chin tucks. Isometric holds. Resistance band training.

Your Spiritual Minded Military shirt is your flight line uniform. Your Red Leg Field Armor is your precision standard. Your Remnant Crown is your authority.

The 192nd Wing does not brief the spinal degeneration data. The F-22 Physiology Protocol is the data you need.

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