Posted on May 3, 2017
If the distance for the PT test run was 2.13 miles, am I still allowed to dispute it and request a retest?
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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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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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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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I would ask for a transfer if they don’t fix it in a reasonable amount of time
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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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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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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.
So yeah, I'd fight that if I was you.
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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.
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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