Posted on Feb 6, 2019
Should a PT instructor perform the exercises as well?
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When I lead PT I love to show the soldiers that I can perform the exercises as well. However, there is a certain NCO in my unit that never performs any of the exercises when it's his turn to lead it. Am I just being too Hooah, or is he is in the wrong. Sorry, but this bothers me.
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As I was taught at ALC and reinforced at SLC, the instructor performs the exercises in mirror-wise fashion while the assistant instructor should move through the ranks helping individuals with proper form. (During the Preparatory and Recovery Drills). If the instructor is running exercise drills such as a circuit or running drills such as 30-60-90s, it is recommended that they participate as much as possible while still maintaining control over the event. I have seen the instructor and AI switch off during the running exercises to allow each to get some of a work out. During military movement drills, the instructor does the drills along with the last rank.
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SFC, I have a question. It’s been a while since I’ve graduated ALC and I searched but could not find an answer but do the Assistant Instrucor for PT also mirror just like the Primary Instructor when standing in front of the formation beside the Primary instructor when not walking around making corrections ?
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Also when the primary instructor gets up and goes to attention and calls the rest of the formation to “Starting position move” does the Assistant Instructor get up when the PI gets up or when he tells the rest of the formation to go to the starting position?
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SFC (Join to see) You're Doing it Right! Lead By Example. Show the Proper Method! I't Should Bother You that You're Fellow NCO Has No Concept of Leading by Example!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC (Join to see) At SPAWARS 621 Only 2 Lead Me at PT and at the Military Runs the 2 Female Officers. Although We Butted Heads Plenty at the Office the LTJG and ENS. Young Lasses, Tough, Onry, Lasses! I May Have Won in the Office but they were Having None of that Physically. They Were More than Happy to Put CTO1 in His Place! This Navy "Cheetah" was No Way in the Same Category for those Obnoxious Youngsters and they Drew Extreme Pleasure and Showing the Old Salt Up! LOL! Almost as Much Pleasure as I Drew from Showing the LCDR Fighter Jock that I was a Much Younger Salty Dog than He Was!
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I'm sure PT has changed a lot since I was in. But at unit level we never referred to an NCO as a PT "instructor". An NCO was tasked to LEAD PT, which meant being in front of the formation doing the exercises while calling out the cadence.
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We did PT back in the mid Sixties with the raised platform NCO instructor (usually one of our own training NCOs) doing the “daily dozen “ followed by a run ,all NCOs were involved to the best of my knowledge,and we did it all sans PT belt with no KIAs reported!
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I never, ever encountered anyone leading PT who didn't also do the exercise.
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Yes, the Instructor should be doing the exercises along with the formation.
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Of course you should. You should also have a strategy, whether you take an occasional brake or another NCO circulates ensuring proper form by the Soldiers. Thank you for your service.
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He definitely should do the exercises, in my unit the leader of pt usually brings a lower enlisted up there with them to perform pt and get them used to leading
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