Posted on May 3, 2017
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SGT Steven Bates
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Absolutely not.
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SGT Aric Lier
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please do I will see you for remedial training from 1700 -2300 and then again at 0500 until first formation..... we will make sure you crush it next time !!! dude my best pt test ever was the surprise one before I entered pldc.... I drank tequila until 4 am. max push ups /situps for fear of breathing on anyone...... then ran 2 miles in 12 min because I was staying away from the group that kept saying.... who smells like booze. point is get out of the turtle group and run with the jackrabbits and push yourself..... complaining will single you out as one of those guys
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SSG Infantryman
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My question is why are you cutting it so close?
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SSG William Lammott
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The requirement i had was 2 miles. Not 1.9, not 2.1, 2 miles however, you regardless of your age should always max your pt test. If you simply meet the minimum, your not trying hard enough to "be all you can be".
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SGT Terry Smith
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I remember taking one PT test where after the push ups and sit ups we firmed up and double timed to the start line. Was probably only a quarter mile but seriously? Don't set your soldiers up for failure. The standard is the standard.
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SGT Motor Transport Operator
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I would ask for a transfer if they don’t fix it in a reasonable amount of time
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SFC Telecommunications Operations Chief
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If I were your leadership and I put myself in a predicament to wear my troops failed and a PFT on a track that I did not certify, then I would absolutely allow every failure to retest. Individuals may have failed the test, but the leadership failed the individuals first
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SGT Jim Ramge, MBA
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Could always use reverse psychology... What is you maxed the PT test and had to retake because it was .13 short? There go those promotion points... Just saying, works two ways now doesn’t it!
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SGT Adam Winebarger
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Well if we break this down mathematically, with a 13:00 2-mile equating to a 6:30 mile pace, that extra .13 of a mile at that same pace would add on 50.7 seconds to the final time. That's quite a bit and that number gets even larger the slower you go. Hell, with the extra distance tacked on, a 7:30 mile pace puts you at 15:59, which is failing if you're 18-21.

So yeah, I'd fight that if I was you.
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CW2 Information Services Technician
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Also, I know we are in the Army and but this is how the USATF certifies all of their road races.

http://www.usatf.org/Products-/-Services/Course-Certifications/USATF-Certified-Courses/Procedures-Manual/Laying-Out-a-Calibration-Course.aspx

Personally I think should be a learning point for the Army to look into. I would advise for MFT's to get certified in something like this. Then they can train others at their unit.
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