Posted on Jul 18, 2023
Can you run in your APFU during individual PT with music playing from a speaker phone?
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I've looked through the regulations and have scoured Googled, but I haven't been able to find a black and white answer for this question. For context, my installation blocks off a couple roads between 0630-0730 for PT. There are road guards who deter people from turning down the roads during PT; they also signal when its safe for soldiers or cars to pass. I know you're only allowed to wear ear buds or headphones when running on a track or indoor installation, but what about putting music on speaker and running on an approved PT road? I usually run with cardio music from YouTube that helps me get a good cadence going and I try to only make it loud enough for me to hear. I don't wear an arm bad or anything, I just hold the phone in my hand. No one had said anything to me about it, however, one person told me recently its not authorized.
So I'm trying to find a concrete answer for this question, because only one person has brought this up while numerous individuals have informed me it was alright to do. I know the easy answer would be to just run on the track, but that becomes predictable and I get used to knowing when to slow down, stop, speed up, etc while running on the approved road allows me to change the path a little bit so it's not as predictable.
So I'm trying to find a concrete answer for this question, because only one person has brought this up while numerous individuals have informed me it was alright to do. I know the easy answer would be to just run on the track, but that becomes predictable and I get used to knowing when to slow down, stop, speed up, etc while running on the approved road allows me to change the path a little bit so it's not as predictable.
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I'd recommend to check to see if there's a post policy. I know I've allowed Soldiers to do it
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COL Randall C.
Agree - local policy.
For example, Fort Drum specifically prohibits playing "music from media devices, speakers or other means while performing physical fitness" outside the gym, but many others don't restrict it, but do have tighter restrictions on the volume it can be played at (almost everywhere it will be considered too loud if it can be heard 50' away).
For example, Fort Drum specifically prohibits playing "music from media devices, speakers or other means while performing physical fitness" outside the gym, but many others don't restrict it, but do have tighter restrictions on the volume it can be played at (almost everywhere it will be considered too loud if it can be heard 50' away).
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We never thought about it. I think it was something about needing our senses without having to adjust to the sounds around us.
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Is the person saying it's not authorized in your chain of command or NCO support channel? If not ask them to provide the policy or regulation you're violating
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