Posted on Apr 9, 2014
APFU Pants: Why do I have to take them off when it's between 35-50° F?
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This has always been a pet peeve of mine. We form up in full Winter APFUs because it's friggin cold outside, and the 1SG tells us to take our pants off. WHY? It's COLD!
Am I the only person in the military who gets cold when my legs are exposed to cold air and wind? We usually just stand there waiting for who knows what to start the formation usually after it was supposed to begin. I once had to take an APFT at Ft. Huachuca while it was 30° with a really cold wind. We had to take off our pants for that one. Too cold. Way too cold. Am I just bitching? Is this because I am a Floridian?
All I really want to know is why do senior NCOs make this call? Can't we take the pants off when we actually start PT?
Am I the only person in the military who gets cold when my legs are exposed to cold air and wind? We usually just stand there waiting for who knows what to start the formation usually after it was supposed to begin. I once had to take an APFT at Ft. Huachuca while it was 30° with a really cold wind. We had to take off our pants for that one. Too cold. Way too cold. Am I just bitching? Is this because I am a Floridian?
All I really want to know is why do senior NCOs make this call? Can't we take the pants off when we actually start PT?
APFU
Physical Training
Formation
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There is no good reason for it. The closest thing to it is the claim that its team building. In truth it is just flexing power.
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I have always wondered this myself. I'm from WI, and yet I hate being cold. It's not exactly warm here for a good portion of the year, yet I've been forced to stand in many formations with exposed skin for no apparent reason whatsoever than "I said so." Our BN seems to enjoy this.
I still recall marching around during BNCOC in January, at Ft McCoy, in partrol caps, no gloves and no jackets, and doing outdoor runs in shorts, just because "that is how it has always been done."
I still recall marching around during BNCOC in January, at Ft McCoy, in partrol caps, no gloves and no jackets, and doing outdoor runs in shorts, just because "that is how it has always been done."
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You take them off. Because Top said take them off. Now assemble to right. Right face and run.
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Sir, it is my belief this actually happens to ensure Soldiers wear their complete uniform.
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Crap ar Ft Riley sometimes we wore two pairs of sweats int he 35mph wind at 0F. and still froze. Yea thats right fall in we are running aournd the golf course at 0F and ince covered on the roads, never mind the broken legs and elbows take two motrin and drink water.
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This is pretty much my most hated thing during PT. For me when my legs are cold I'm done my whole body functions worse. But I can do the opposite, let me keep my pants and I can be fine w/o jacket or long sleeve.
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I was Navy and we were smart enough to dress for the weather. While we had no official or uniform many commands dictated what we wore to PT. Most of the time it was appropriate for the climate.
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We went from Schofield Barracks to Ft. Lewis at the end of September in 2001 for a train up with the first Strykers, for PT one morning temp around 28 we had a brigade run after stretching and then standing outside for about 45min the brigade commander finally decided to get out of his warm vehicle and told us to take off jackets and bottoms and I thought holy $hit! Hawaii to Lewis, average price temp Hawaii 62, somebody didn't know we were there, I couldn't feel my arms or legs after 5 minutes
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Years ago when I went in '90, we had seasonal BDUs, summer and winter. When the Commander made the switch from summer to winter and vice verse, you wore what was dictated. Was all that was needed for some, given an order, you follow. Interesting that 30 degrees dry air in AZ wiped you out...
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