Download or read book The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test The Need to Replace it with a Combat Fitness Test written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Marine Corps exists to fight and win the nation's battles, and in order to do this Marines must be physically prepared to endure the rigors of combat. As an organization, the Marine Corps takes pride in that purpose, and that single reason is the driving force for nearly everything it does prior to deploying personnel into harm's way. The Marine Corps has directed units deploying to complete pre-deployment training, much of which simulates conditions or tasks that will be experienced or assigned once deployed. The most obvious of these pre-deployment requirements is Mojave Viper in which the scenario-based training nearly replicates many of the tasks a unit will be asked to accomplish, and during which battalions are evaluated on the performance of these tasks. Nevertheless not everything the Marine Corps does in garrison is directed toward preparing it for battle; the current physical fitness test (PFT) falls grossly short of any application to combat. As the current PFT does not adequately evaluate the individual infantryman's level of combat fitness it should be replaced with a combat fitness test.
Download or read book Marine Corps Physical Fitness and Combat Fitness Tests written by Department of Department of Defense and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-21 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Bulletin establishes procedures and standards for the effective execution of the PFT and CFT. Commanders will ensure all Marines comply with the requirements and standards contained in this Bulletin. Policy and procedural guidance is contained in enclosure (1).
Download or read book The Army Combat Fitness Test written by U. S. Army and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our nation's greatest assets - our Soldiers - face a dynamic, competitive, and lethal operational environment (OE) that has evolved in recent years, one in which our adversaries will employ a mix of traditional, unconventional, and hybrid strategies. Our Army's physical readiness program must evolve to keep pace with the demands of modern war - our physical fitness test must evolve as well. Based on results of years of scientific study, the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Army have directed replacement of the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). While the legacy APFT is an acceptable test for measuring general fitness, it does not adequately assess the domains of combat physical fitness. The six-event Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) was developed to better predict a Soldier's readiness for the demands of the modern battlefield. Like combat, the ACFT is both age and gender neutral. The desired end-states of ACFT implementation are an increase in physical readiness...
Download or read book Marine Physical Readiness Training for Combat written by U.S. Marine Corps and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Marine Corps is the largest such force on the planet, and yet it is the smallest, most elite section of the U.S. military, one with a long and storied history and some of the most rigorous training procedures. Here, in the most current version of the manual used by the Corps itself, is the guidebook used by the service to physically prepare its troops for their dangerous work. Areas covered include: . the fundamentals of physical fitness for Marines . development of fitness training programs . conditioning drills . guerilla exercises . the basics of orienteering . individual exercise programs . the basics of combat water survival . team contests and athletics . physical readiness tests . and much, much more. Military buffs, athletes, and anyone seeking to understand how American armed services train for the ever-changing arena of modern warfare will find this a fascinating and informative document.
Download or read book Publications Combined Army Combat Fitness Test ACFT Training Guide Handbook Equipment List Field Testing Manual More written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 600 total pages ... CONTENTS: Army Combat Fitness Test Training Guide Version 1.2 FIELD TESTING MANUAL Army Combat Fitness Test Version 1.4 Army Combat Fitness Test CALL NO. 18-37, September 2018 FM 7-22 ARMY PHYSICAL READINESS TRAINING, October 2012 IOC TESTING - ACFT EQUIPMENT LIST (1 X LANE REQUIREMENT) Version 1.1, 4 September 2018 ACFT Field Test Highlight Poster (Final) OVERVIEW: The Army will replace the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) with the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) as the physical fitness test of record beginning in FY21. To accomplish this, the ACFT will be implemented in three phases. Phase 1 (Initial Operating Capability – IOC) includes a limited user Field Test with approximately 60 battalion-sized units from across all components of the Army. While the ACFT is backed by thorough scientific research and has undergone several revisions, there are still details that have not been finalized. The ACFT requires a testing site with a two-mile run course and a flat field space approximately 40 x 40 meters. The field space should be grass (well maintained and cut) or artificial turf that is generally flat and free of debris. While maintaining testing standards and requirements, commanders will make adjustments for local conditions when necessary. The start and finish point for the two-mile run course must be in close proximity to the Leg Tuck station. When test events are conducted indoors, the surface must be artificial turf only. Wood and rubberized surfaces are not authorized as they impact the speed of the Sprint-Drag-Carry. When environmental conditions prohibit outdoor testing, an indoor track may be used for the 2 Mile Run. The Test OIC or NCOIC are responsible to inspect and certify the site and determine the number of testing lanes. There should not be more than 4 Soldiers per testing group for the SPT, HRP, and SDC. The OIC or NCOIC must add additional lanes or move Soldiers to a later testing session to ensure no more than 4 Soldiers per testing group. Concerns related to Soldiers, graders, or commanders will be addressed prior to test day. The number of lanes varies by number of Soldiers testing. A 16-lane ACFT site will have the following: ACFT specific test equipment requirements: 16 hexagon/trap bars (60 pounds), each with a set of locking collars. While all NSN approved hexagon bars must weigh 60 pounds, there is always a small manufacturer’s production tolerance.The approved weight tolerance for the hexagon bar is + 2 pounds (58-62 pounds). Weight tolerance for the hexagon bar and therefore the 3 Repetition Maximum Deadlift does not include the collars. On average hexagon bar collars weigh < 2.0 pounds per pair and are considered incidental to the totalweight of the MDL weight. Approximately 3,000 lbs. of bumper plates. 16 x 10 lb. medicine ball 16 x nylon sled with pull straps. 32 x 40 lb. kettle bells. Permanent or mobile pull up bars (16 x pull-up bars at approximately 7.5 feet off the ground with,step-ups for shorter Soldiers). Common unit equipment for set-up and grading: 16 stop watches. 8 x 25m tape measures. 8 x wooden or PVC marking sticks for the SPT. One stick for every two lanes. 70 x 18” traffic cones. 50 field / dome cones. A soft, flat, dry test area approximately 40m x 40m on grass or artificial turf (half of a soccer or football field). A site that is free of any significant hazards. A preparation area (can be same as briefing area) to conduct Preparation Drill. A generally flat, measured running course with a solid, improved surface that is not more than 3 percent uphill grade and has no overall decline (start and finish must be at the same altitude).
Download or read book Integrating Advanced Physical Training Programs Into the Marine Corps written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marine Corps is a fighting organization designed for one purpose: combat. Physical fitness has long been a part of the training regimen to prepare Marines for the rigors of combat. The importance of physical fitness was recently emphasized by the current Commandant of the Marine Corps, who stated that "As a fighting force, our ability to fulfill this commitment and accomplish the mission is dependent, in part, upon the fitness of our Marines." In response, the Marine Corps' top brass recently implemented a new training requirement known as the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) to emphasize the importance of physical fitness amongst Marines. While it is commendable to change the testing requirements, vis-a-vis the CFT, the Marine Corps has not done enough to improve its methods of physical training. The Marine Corps has not taken advantage of the ability to produce stronger, faster, and quicker Marines in a condensed time frame through the use of the various advanced physical training programs available to the public, such as P90X, CrossFit, and Nike's Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, and Quickness (SPARQ) program. The Marine Corps should integrate these advanced physical training programs into its physical fitness program for a number of reasons: (1) to reduce the financial strain on Marines who are paying gym fees to utilize the equipment recommended by these programs; (2) to achieve qualitative physical fitness results in less time; and, most importantly, (3) to prepare Marines for the physical rigors of combat. The Marine Corps could obtain a legal understanding with the private companies that developed these programs to use their programs, but under its own terms, for example with equipment that is already in place in Marine Corps facilities. By coincidence, many of the advanced training programs (e.g., P90X, CrossFit, and SPARQ) offer training plans specifically tailored to provide the anaerobic short burst energy training required for the CFT and combat.
Download or read book Preparing for the Army Combat Fitness Test written by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preparing for the Army Combat Fitness Test is the ideal resource to help you assess your readiness and train for the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). Because soldiers operate on a three-dimensional battlefield where physical demands are often variable and unpredictable, the Army’s revised physical test provides a more diverse measurement of a soldier's physical abilities than its predecessor. But if you are one of the 200,000 annual recruits or the 1.2 million active duty soldiers who must pass these new protocols, this diverse test may bring anxiety and uneasiness. That is where this essential guide can help. Backed by the expertise of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Preparing for the Army Combat Fitness Test is the first book on the market to address the requirements of the ACFT and provide you with the tools you need to be prepared for testing day. Consisting of six events—the 3 Repetition Maximum Deadlift, Standing Power Throw, Hand Release Push-Up–Arm Extension, Sprint-Drag-Carry, Leg Tuck, and Two-Mile Run—the ACFT will test physical characteristics that you can develop and cultivate with the training guidelines in this book. For each testing event, you’ll find a description of the test, instructions on performing the test safely and effectively, and scoring standards so you know the minimum performance requirements to pass and avoid being disqualified on testing day. To begin, you will be guided through a self-assessment that will allow you to determine your current readiness and select a training program to maximize your performance outcomes. A variety of sample training plans are provided so you can select a plan based on how much time you have to prepare for the ACFT and the amount of time you have available to train. Choose from 24-, 12-, 8-, or 4-week plans that contain workouts for two, three, four, or five days a week. Setup and execution guidelines are provided for over 100 exercises, so you can safely and effectively execute the exercises assigned within your training program. Accompanying photos visually demonstrate how to perform the exercises. If you don’t have access to the necessary equipment for the primary exercises, suggestions are offered for replacement exercises that are similar in movement and training outcome. Completing this comprehensive training resource is valuable supplemental information about nutrition, hydration, physical and mental recovery, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The ACFT does not have to feel overwhelming. With a good preparation plan and commitment to training, you can show up on test day with confidence. Preparing for the Army Combat Fitness Test will give you the edge you need to excel and achieve your best on the Army Combat Fitness Test. Get more help from the app! Looking for additional resources to make sure you are in peak condition for the test? The Volt Athletics training app, which is available separately, provides programming based on this book that you can use to help with your training. A special promo code and instructions for downloading the app are included in the book.
Download or read book Parris Island The Cradle of the Corps written by Eugene Alvarez and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original 1983 manuscript written by Eugene Alvarez, who is the primary author of this book, included the years 15621983. The current and revised manuscript was edited and updated by Leo J. Daugherty III, PhD, in cooperation with the primary author, and covers the years 1997 to 2015, including chapter 6, dealing with recruit training in the 1920s and 1930s, which was a part of his doctoral dissertation at the Ohio State University. Since this work was first completed, Parris Island has undergone numerous changes in buildings, the base layout, and recruit training. The training philosophy has been altered as society demands. Thus, past training situations and methods should be observed as recorded in the chronological approach of the text to present times.
Download or read book Marines written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book USMC Physical Fitness Publications Combined High Intensity Tactical Training HITT Combat Fitness Test CFT Prep Program And Guidance And Water Survival School Aquatic Strength Training Program written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HITT High Intensity Tactical Training Combat Fitness Test (CFT) Prep Guidance PFT Prep Program Matrixes PFT Standards: Push-Up/Pull-Up Crunches Crunches 3 Mile Run Run 3 Mile Run Altitude Run (Altitude) Rowing CFT Standards: MTC Movement to Contact Altitude MTC (Altitude) Ammo Can Lift ACL Maneuver Under Fire MANUF Maneuver Under Fire Altitude MANUF (Altitude) OCS Physical Training Preparation Pack Nutritional References: Fueled for Fitness Fueled To Fight Chart Fueled To Fight Coding Criteria Athlete's Guide to Nutrient Timing Athlete Plates Moderate Day Operation Supplement Safety USMC Warfighter's Guide to Performance Nutrition - Slides USMC Warfighter's Guide to Performance Nutrition - Speaker Notes USMC Warfighter's Guide to Performance Nutrition - Operational Rations Water Survival Basic: WSB 4 Week Program WSB 2 Week Program Water Survival Intermediate: WSI 6 Week Program WSI 4 Week Program WSI 2 Week Program Water Survival Advanced: WSA 6 Week Program WSA 4 Week Program
Download or read book Women in Combat Standardize the Physical Fitness Test written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1994, after receiving a report from the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women to the Armed Forces, Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Leslie Aspin redefined the Department of Defense (DoD) assignment policy for women in the military. The policy has not seen significant change since then. However, with the increased involvement of females in the Global War on Terrorism, this policy has come under scrutiny by groups such as the Center for Military Readiness (CMR). That organization's president, Elaine Donnelly, was a member of the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women to the Armed Forces and has accused the military of being in violation of the DoD policy put in place in 1994. She alleges that the placement or "collocation" of female soldiers in units designated as "all male combat units" is a violation of the DoD policy that was overlooked by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and continues to be overlooked by the current Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The necessity of women in combat units is evidence that the DoD policy on the assignment of women needs to be modified. It is imperative that the Marine Corps initiate a program to physically prepare female Marines for this integration into all Military Occupational Specialties (MOS). The Corps must consider gender integration to be one of its key challenges in the near future. The Corps needs to establish a single standard for physical fitness regardless of gender. Allowing women who meet the mental and physical combat requirements of the Marine Corps to serve in any military occupational specialty will ensure that the military of the future fulfills the expectations of our nation.
Download or read book Army and Marine Corps Force Protection Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fundamentals of Military Medicine written by Francis G. O'Connor and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 949 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to military medicine for medical students new to the military. Military medicine is the application of medical art and science in a military setting for the benefit of the military organization through optimal care of the combatant. Topics include: the history of military medicine, leadership, the management and treatment of trauma and mass casualties in frequently austere field and ship environments; the humane clearing of the battlefield; vaccines and protection against exotic global pathogens—both manmade and naturally occurring; unique psychological stressors of war; biodefense against chemical and nuclear weapons; facilitating return to duty; and the eventual return and reintegration home, of valuable human resource This "first-of-its-kind textbook", offers both authoritative scholarship and the experience of high-level medical officers for the new medical officer within any of the armed services, ranging from medical, surgical, nursing, dental, veterinary, and more. It also provides health education and research for the military health professional(s) deployed to save enlisted military lives and helps to educate medical students with military medical practices and leadership.
Download or read book Combat Fitness Test Testing to Reality written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For it is conspicuous that what the machine has failed to do right up to the present moment is decrease by a single pound the weight the individual has to carry on his back in war." S.L.A. Marshall's words still ring true today, and as an expeditionary force in readiness, the United States Marine Corps must be ready to conduct combat operations with these heavy loads in any clime and place. An aggressive combat conditioning program measured by analogous and realistic evaluations is critical to this readiness. Every Marine must train and be ready to meet the challenges of combat from the outset and sustain those operations indefinitely until victory is achieved. The Marine Corps' Combat Fitness Test (CFT) must evaluate Marines under a prescribed weight load to provide consistency with doctrinal Marine Corps combat training and philosophy, and accurately assess the combat functional fitness of every Marine.
Download or read book Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-02-27 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces short-term and long-term challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet personnel requirements associated with diverse and changing missions. The DoD has established standards for aptitudes/abilities, medical conditions, and physical fitness to be used in selecting recruits who are most likely to succeed in their jobs and complete the first term of service (generally 36 months). In 1999, the Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment was established by the National Research Council (NRC) in response to a request from the DoD. One focus of the committee's work was to examine trends in the youth population relative to the needs of the military and the standards used to screen applicants to meet these needs. When the committee began its work in 1999, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force had recently experienced recruiting shortfalls. By the early 2000s, all the Services were meeting their goals; however, in the first half of calendar year 2005, both the Army and the Marine Corps experienced recruiting difficulties and, in some months, shortfalls. When recruiting goals are not being met, scientific guidance is needed to inform policy decisions regarding the advisability of lowering standards and the impact of any change on training time and cost, job performance, attrition, and the health of the force. Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment examines the current physical, medical, and mental health standards for military enlistment in light of (1) trends in the physical condition of the youth population; (2) medical advances for treating certain conditions, as well as knowledge of the typical course of chronic conditions as young people reach adulthood; (3) the role of basic training in physical conditioning; (4) the physical demands and working conditions of various jobs in today's military services; and (5) the measures that are used by the Services to characterize an individual's physical condition. The focus is on the enlistment of 18- to 24-year-olds and their first term of service.
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Personal Conditioning written by David D Peterson and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Practical Guide to Personal Conditioning presents a safe and scientific approach to exercise prescription, programming, and nutrition. Appropriate for an array of fitness and personal training courses, it provides readers with the information and resources necessary to develop an exercise and nutrition plan specifically designed and tailored to fit their personal fitness goals.
Download or read book MAX Out Army Navy Marine and Air Force Physcial Fitness and Combat Fitness Tests written by Lee Kind and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAX Out the new Army Physical Readiness Test (APRT) with this book!Follow-up to his best-selling MAX Out Vol. I book, Vol. II has 40 pages of additional exercises and tips that will enable, not just the military, but anyone to improve one's overall physical fitness and max their fitness tests. Workouts are designed for all ability levels- beginner, in shape, and those in excellent shape. As an additional benefit, all the exercises, except one, can be performed anywhere one is located without requiring any additional equipment to be purchased.
