Posted on Apr 6, 2020
Can a squad leader make us come in on our days off for 0600 PT & 1600 Remedial PT?
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Hello! I was wondering if there is a regulation on the amount of hours of PT we can do for PT a week, as my Squad leader has all APFT failures do PT 3 times a day Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 2 times a day Tuesday and Thursday, and 1 time Saturday with Sunday being the only "rest" time, I don't mean to sounds like a sh*t bag but I feel (along with the others in the group) that the excess amount of PT is causing more pain the helping, I failed my run by a minute and 8 Secs (Need a 15:54 got a 17:02) first diagnostic before all this PT I brought it down to a 16:04 then all the PT hit and I am going UP I went to a 16:32, then a 16:42, I feel a lot of pain and I want to bring this up to my Squad Leader but I'd like to have some type of Regulation or Command Policy that will back me up if possible, if they're is none, is there any advice on how I should go about making contact?
Edit: I see a lot of backlash, I just want to push that I am not trying to complain or anything like that, I am new to the Army and not sure exactly what is allowed and what isn't, as a private it's very nerve racking asking to speak to my squad leader. Thank you.
Edit: I see a lot of backlash, I just want to push that I am not trying to complain or anything like that, I am new to the Army and not sure exactly what is allowed and what isn't, as a private it's very nerve racking asking to speak to my squad leader. Thank you.
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A tactful way to address this might be to raise your concerns that the PT is actually decreasing your scores and ask if the squad leader would seek guidance from a Master Fitness Trainer, H2F facility, or contracted personal trainer to develop an appropriate exercise schedule.
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Quite honestly, while there is no policy to stop this, it does sound like they are breaking people down. Ask when the next test is and will you have some recovery time. Is the same person leading all of these sessions as it sounds to me, it needs to be to prevent harm to those in this program. You have a couple options for rest, one go get seen by a medical provider with a pain complaint. Not certain this is the best option as your leadership, right or wrong, will develop an opinion of why you went. Another option, if the Army is important to you and you think they are over doing it, take a week of leave to rest and recover. Leaders can and do break their people in regards to PT.
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Hooah! Yes Sir! My squad leader is the one that will lead PT, but he also Expects us to do a 3rd additional PT session after 1700, which I have no problem doing and try my hardest but it's what causes more fatigue and exhaustion. Will look into the leave part, but probably won't happen due to my time in service and flag due to APFT Failure
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