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Quoted: I'm going out on a limb here to point out that if the man was in the CRO pipeline, he was probably in better than excellent shape and had been more thoroughly screened than most Air Force personnel. That said, bad shit happens sometimes and things slip through. Also, if he was not properly screened, that's even more of a shame.
RIP Major Adrian.
| Jim Fixx was in excellent shape, and he still died of a heart attack.
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Arguably he was not. Just because someone runs a lot, does not mean they are in excellent overall physical shape. While Jim Fixx tallied up amazingly mileages, jogging, he had massively high cholestral levels, had previously lead an excessive lifestyle prior to taking up running, and had a family history of coronoary trouble.
But, your point is made. This is why I said above that things slip through.
ETA: Whatever the cause, preventable or not, it's a damn shame that Major Adrian died. But, at least he was doing what he thought was the right thing and it was in the service of his country.