How to differentiate personnel's rank during PT? Choice #2 worked amazingly in Hawaii.

Is this a real practice now?

when I was in we ran with boots and util. uniform-what's PT GEAR ??

when I was in we ran in BOOTS-UTIL UNIFORM-some times with pack and rifle

If the only way you can let everyone know you’re in charge during PT is by showing off your shiney chest decoration the Army has bigger problems.

So we all pretty much agree the reflective belts are a useless placeholder to mitigate a risk that doesn't exist and your answer is MOAR REFLECTIVE BELTS!

Rank doesn't have a place at PT, physical effort does. And if you don't act a fool and treat people with dignity and respect their rank doesn't matter. I

Why? Why is there a need to identify ranks? I am pretty sure one knows who is who during PT

Air Force has a similar problem and I always interject with "Well did you introduce yourself?". New people come into a unit all the time. If you didn't take the initiative as a leader to introduce yourself to them so they knew who they were speaking to, then their PT is more important than your salute hunger.

How about worry about getting in a good workout while wearing PTs and deal with recognition/customs and courtesies when you're in a REAL uniform? PTs don't have a rank for a reason.

At first I was inclined to go with the rank on the belt, but honestly that can be too hard to see during those early morning PT sessions, colors make sense.

Well for me I ware a PT vest. Yep, and had to pay for it to. Nice and yellow with rank and name pit on it. Paid for that to be on to. Guess I'm covered