Posted on Apr 25, 2014
Do you wear headphones during unit physical training and physical fitness tests?
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When I first came to an Air Force base and saw Airmen wearing headphones in their PT gear while conducting unit physical training, I lost my mind. Ive never seen that in my career before. Then again, the Marine Corps does not allow you to wear headphones during unit physical training, physical fitness tests, combat fitness tests, etc. You have to be in civilian attire or be PTing by yourself if you want to wear headphones but even that is met with restrictions for many Marine Corps installations have base regulations prohibiting you from wearing headphones while running or biking on roads.
Anyways, I think the Army is somewhat on the lines of this? What about the Navy? How do you Airmen feel about wearing headphones whenever? Marines, do you think our rules are over kill or is it a good thing to keep our image clean?
Anyways, I think the Army is somewhat on the lines of this? What about the Navy? How do you Airmen feel about wearing headphones whenever? Marines, do you think our rules are over kill or is it a good thing to keep our image clean?
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Though the Air Force does allow use of headphones during fitness tests, I do not use them because they simply are not comfortable. I instead let the music play aloud from my cell phone whilst carrying it in my pocket.
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GySgt (Join to see) i agree with you, i lost my mund when i was stationed at ROBINS AFB. Headphones in a PT uniform is just nasty. Matter of fact, i had to get familiar with Air Force Instructions to even correct some Airmen that were doing OUTRAGOUS uniform violations that others were too scared to do. One example includes an Airmen with his cap backwards...imagine how well that went when other Airmen said I was too hard on him?!?
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CMSgt Eric Sanders
It's amazing how easily Marines can "lose their minds" about the simplest of things.
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CMSgt Eric Sanders
I agree though, anyone wearing their uniform cap backwards should have a firing range of backslapping.
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Yes. Every time. I always wear headphones when working out, and ESPECIALLY on PT tests.
I'm not sure why the Marines don't feel like headphones are unprofessional, especially in light of findings that listening to music improves physical performance.
I'm not sure why the Marines don't feel like headphones are unprofessional, especially in light of findings that listening to music improves physical performance.
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I went running once while at Aviano with headphones. In civilian attaire and totaly forgot. I was way away from everybody on the back side of the runway so I only got counciled by one SSGT to not do it again. oops.
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