Quote Originally Posted by Macilrille View Post
I find that I at my 39 can still outmarch, outfight, outrun, outcycle, everything requiring stamina, 99% of the 18- 25 YO I meet. That is the general trend I see in elite military units as well. So I doubt that being a veteran would make you tired. Nor were the veterans posted to the Praetorian guard old, decrepit, semi-crippled men. They were supposedly the best and most fit, like any Guard unit.

However, have anyone checked the Praetorians' armour, it might be heavier, for that is with certainty a consideration. Very much so.
Well, Praetorians are not "Veteran Guards" but they are separetely recruited, and taught in better combat skills and drills, but spend their lives pampered in Roma, while their fellow Cohors Reformata / Imperiorata carrying big rucksack almost everyday, will made a big difference...

BTW, armour of Praetorians is 14, while the normal cohors reformata / imperiorata is 10.... well, quite a big difference woth several Kg's of armour... maybe that was the reason...