Anyone have combat focused PT ideas?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:10:31 -0400

I’m leading our combat focused PT on Thursday this week and I’m trying to drum up some ideas I can daisy chain together to make it a good smoke sesh. Open to all ideas lol
Thanks guys!

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 16 at 2020 2:15 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:15:27 -0400

Do a squad come OCPs boots with kit X amount of weight on a litter carry for x amount of distance we used to do about a mile to a half mile out to some pull up bars do x amount of pull ups as a squad c amount of air squats and then the litter carry back could do something like that and it’s fun a good workout and work on med Evacs just an idea

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 16 at 2020 2:15 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:15:34 -0400

Depends on what you have available, I'd get out some ammo cans and a medic dummy. Can do quite a bit with that. Training TOW missiles. Sand bags. 240s.

Response by SGT Justin Anderson made Aug 16 at 2020 2:56 PM

SGT Justin Anderson — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:56:24 -0400

Patrol packing list, use an assault pack, full kit. Stretch out stations across a length of 2-3 miles each station has a focus of zeroing/fill/radio check, movement to contact, Battle Drills, CBRN, casualty care with 9 line, 9 line IED, call for fire, vehicle push for x amount of distance.

Response by SGT Justin Anderson made Aug 16 at 2020 2:56 PM

SGT Justin Anderson — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:56:56 -0400

Squad or team with best time and overall grade wins.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 16 at 2020 3:03 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:03:42 -0400

Shoot me your email and I’ll email you all the TAPC training packets from Fort Benning currently being used.

Response by Cpl Mark A. Morris made Aug 16 at 2020 3:53 PM

Cpl Mark A. Morris — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:53:48 -0400

We had one goof ball drink the night before. He had to be hauled out. If you are in the south, make sure you give a no drinking order at the bar and have plenty of water out there. With the humidity as it is, just being out there with combat gear will be a workout. Is there a large creek or river near you? practice combat swim to cross.
Rally Point under some shade, clean weapons and talk about ambush locations, or water purification. Setting up observation point. Become a team. Anyone have a small drone?
Break a leg.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 16 at 2020 5:38 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 17:38:51 -0400

FM 7-22 is a great resource and can tell you which warrior tasks and battle drills are being supported in each drill, how to do the drill, and which sequence all drills should be executed.
It’s also designed to help reduce injuries, which, in turn, ensures combat readiness.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 16 at 2020 6:20 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 18:20:21 -0400

Kim’s games are always fun

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 17 at 2020 12:09 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:09:02 -0400

I really enjoyed these. My favorite was setting up caches on the base and having the Soldiers use a map and plan out the route to collect them. One was a link up so they had to know how to conduct a link up and the others were just equipment they had to recover. If you can incorporate radios it would even be better.

Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Aug 17 at 2020 10:50 AM

SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:50:44 -0400

Trail running in boots and body armor, and before or after or both do an obstacle course in the same uniform.

Response by SFC James Cameron made Aug 17 at 2020 1:05 PM

SFC James Cameron — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:05:40 -0400

Squad Sit-ups and Push-ups in kit is a smoker. I’m talking interlocked arms and legs coming up as a unit for sit-ups. Your feet up on the shoulders of the man behind you and pushing up as a unit. Last man commando crawls under while the squad in the front leaning rest to become the first man. Rinse and repeat.

There’s also “follow the leader.” Our Senior Echo liked leading that. Pretty much was a jog in kit going up to obstacles and negotiating them. If not actively negotiating the obstacle you’d be doing air squats because every day is a leg day.