Posted on Mar 4, 2020
For those who have experienced the ACFT, what are the pros and cons?
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The bare minimums are easily attainable. I believe we need to have more TTT courses to help prevent injury. The old school mindset of lifting being evil needs to adapt to the new standard and allow subordinate leaders to incorporate legitimate weight training into PT.
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LTC (Join to see) Interesting.
I am going to have to find out from my CoC what they will have us doing because we dont have a bike or a pool and I dont know what the row event is
I am going to have to find out from my CoC what they will have us doing because we dont have a bike or a pool and I dont know what the row event is
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If there is a gym on your installation, they should have a stationary bike or a concept 2 rower at minimum. The army should be fielding all of the extra equipment to your unit. The 82nd ABN just fielded ACFT Equipment to each battalion.
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Per FRAGO 8 to HQDA EXORD 219-18 the alternate events are: The 5,000 meter row, the 15,000 meter bike, or the 1,000 meter swim
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SSG (Join to see) - our problem is my unit is a 50 soldier exercise branch/detachment. Our Higher headquarters, who will be fielded the equipment, is 700 miles away. So we will have to beg, borrow or steal equipment from another unit.
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Pros - for those of us who aren’t runners and are more weight lifters I found it to be pretty good. The sprint drag carry will tax even the fittest people. The bare minimums are pretty easy to hit except for the leg tuck. That one got a lot of people at DCC when I went. Including me. A lot of upper body strength and unless you’re used to doing pull ups or dips a lot then it’s totally foreign to you and will take some work.
I also noticed some of the 30 something female officers struggling with the decreased run times for them.
Other than the leg tuck I prefer the ACFT to the apft, but then again I’ve never been a fast runner and I hate sit ups.
I also noticed some of the 30 something female officers struggling with the decreased run times for them.
Other than the leg tuck I prefer the ACFT to the apft, but then again I’ve never been a fast runner and I hate sit ups.
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Well I am curious to see how its going to work for me due to my 2 Permanent Profiles.
1 for my knees and one for my back
1 for my knees and one for my back
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Sadly the truthful answer is none of us really know. Right now they are only authorizing the alternate cardio events for those currently on apft profiles. Anyone on an apft profile will have a blurb added about their profile referring to the ACFT, but last conference call I was on in January that was the current guidance to providers for profiles. SSG (Join to see)
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MAJ (Join to see) My profiles are APFT profiles. Unfortunately, I have had these profiles since I was a PFC
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One of the providers will add a blurb to your current apft profile restrictions pertaining to the new ACFT. As of right now though I’ve heard of no further guidance for substitute events other than alternate cardio. SSG (Join to see)
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Pros: As others have said, the minimums are fairly easy to achieve.
Cons: It takes more time to set up and execute.
It takes a lot of equipment.
For reserve component, sites are limited.
It’s not very friendly for people with the most common Army related injuries (back, shoulders, hips, knees)
The alternate events should come with a spot on the US Olympic team.
Cons: It takes more time to set up and execute.
It takes a lot of equipment.
For reserve component, sites are limited.
It’s not very friendly for people with the most common Army related injuries (back, shoulders, hips, knees)
The alternate events should come with a spot on the US Olympic team.
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