Posted on Feb 20, 2015
How many SNCOs and Officers do PT with your troops every morning?
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I'm still a junior NCO, but my favorite part of everyday is PT. For me it's an opportunity to set the tone for the rest of the day, motivate my Soldier's to have a great day. I'm typically the most senior in PT formation everyday. With there occasionally being a SSG there.
Soldier's ask where the PSG, LT, and Cheif are at all the time. I understand with rank comes privilege, and that certain circumstances may prohibit you from PT certain days. My question is, How often do you as a SNCO or Officer do PT with your troops? And eo you realize how much it actually motivates them to sew you out there putting in work with them?
I really like this quote from SMA Dailey:
"What I tell soldiers is the first thing to do to get every day right is to get 6 to 9 [a.m.] right, and that's PT," he said. "It might not be the most important thing you do that day, but it is the most important thing you do every day. Because a soldier who's physically fit will look and feel like a soldier, and if you look and feel like a soldier, you'll act like a soldier."
Soldier's ask where the PSG, LT, and Cheif are at all the time. I understand with rank comes privilege, and that certain circumstances may prohibit you from PT certain days. My question is, How often do you as a SNCO or Officer do PT with your troops? And eo you realize how much it actually motivates them to sew you out there putting in work with them?
I really like this quote from SMA Dailey:
"What I tell soldiers is the first thing to do to get every day right is to get 6 to 9 [a.m.] right, and that's PT," he said. "It might not be the most important thing you do that day, but it is the most important thing you do every day. Because a soldier who's physically fit will look and feel like a soldier, and if you look and feel like a soldier, you'll act like a soldier."
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Posted 9 y ago
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If you are a leader and your unit is PTing thats where you belong, There should be every effort made by the command to ensure there is little conflict between PT and other functions.
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I like to go PT with everyone when I can. However, I will tell you there is a different dynamic when I am there. PT is one of the things that junior enlisted can lead and learn leadership from. If I am there as part of the group, the junior enlisted look to me and not the PT leader for instruction, this can be a bad thing. It can also be a good thing when I come across someone sandbagging and tell them to move along normally they speed up. Little tip if the old SNCO with blown out knees and slow ass run pace passes you, either you need to stop slacking and move or readjust your workout plan because you will probably fail your next PFT.
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Well, I am AF so we don't PT every day as a unit. But my flight does a flight 5K every Friday where all the personnel (SNCOs and Officers included) get up and do a early morning run.
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