Tech_Esq
Sic Semper Tyrannis!
Very few soldiers ever find themselves in a situation where their upper body strength was vital to survival.
Damned few!
Unless they are in combat arms units. Then it's typically crucial. A loader in a tank, better be able to get those rounds out and into the cannon butt fast and they ain't light brother. Same with arty you those rounds ain't gonna load themselves into the gun. Infantry almost goes without saying if you've looked at even one pic of the load they carry into combat.