Thank you for your question, and thank you (in advance) for your dedication and service to our country!Your question regarding postoperative activity level is a great one, and one that we hear frequently. Many of our patients who want a larger buttocks, and a more ideal waist-to-hip ratio, are very active people. Most have been hitting the gym for years to try and get a fuller buttocks by building up their glutes, with jumps/squats/stairs/lunges and everything else that goes into a great buttock workout. When results aren't achieved at the gym, the answer is often a surgical implant. Following the procedure, many of these same patients are highly motivated to get back to the gym and continue their workouts.The simple answer is that you should be able to do everything were able to do beforehand. The more complex answer is that this will likely take some time for you to meet those marks, and may ultimately not be able to get back to your peak performance. Following surgery, you will want to limit your activity to allow for adequate healing. Heck, even taking a couple months off from working out will impact performance (even if surgery isn't the reason you took the time off). Additionally, placement of an implant intramuscularly will slow your recovery even more (the muscle gets ticked off, and you will likely be sore for a while, and not want to work out hard anyway).But, assuming no complications, you will recover, and should be able to do those activities. However, you may not be able to do them as well as you would have if you didn't undergo the surgery (e.g. although you may be able to meet the minimum standard on physical assessment tests, you may have been able to run faster if you didn't have the implants).I would discuss the procedure and the recovery process with your plastic surgeon, and also with your recruiter. If you elect to have the surgery, make sure you have plenty of time to recover from the surgery before embarking on your journey.
