Posted on Apr 13, 2014
Will changing the APFT to include Pull-ups really show a Soldiers battle readiness?
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There has been many attempts to change the APFT over the past few years. Pull-ups in my opinion are far more useful then push-ups as in combat, you spend far less time pushing yourself up then you do pulling yourself up into vehicles, obstacles, etc.
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All the physical strength and endurance in the world doesn't matter if you don't have it in the head when you find yourself in a fight. And there's no way anyone can gauge that until you're actually there.
Also, human beings can do amazing things when adrenaline and survival instinct kick in.
Also, human beings can do amazing things when adrenaline and survival instinct kick in.
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Great input from everyone. As a warfighter of over 23 years I will say this.
- Can the average soldier lift, carry and pull a 185 lb soldier to safety?
- Ammo cans and sandbags do not and are not a substitute for the reality that warfighters face on the ground.
- In my opinion, when someone is good at something, like running it is because they put the effort to make it look easy. I can say the same for pugs ups. I workout a lot on my own...therefore it is easy. Similar arguements for sit-ups.
Fact is...that the Military has a very large population of 9-5 types that only care about their one hour of PT and call it good. As leaders, you should not be satisfied with the status quo and push your soldiers to do more physical activity instead of allowing them to flounder off and play xbox in their rooms or go smoke at the smoke pit.
If soldiers want to to that....then it should cost them....100 push ups (done correctly) for 1 hour of Xbox.
Similar for smoking....let them pay 100 sit-ups for their 15 minutes of smoking.
Set the standard...be an asshole...raise the bar...demolish the adverse effects of monotony and common place thought. Get rid of it...any chance you can.
Make time to conduct TDGs..(tactical decision games) and teach tactics to those privates and specialists...they still wear the green uniform too.
Make them carry a writing pad and a pen at all times to teach them responsibility and awareness.
The Army doesn't need new anything...it just needs Soldiers to get their shit together and accept the fact that our country expects all of us to be leaders.....regardless of if they are 18 or 48.
That is the ugly truth.
- Can the average soldier lift, carry and pull a 185 lb soldier to safety?
- Ammo cans and sandbags do not and are not a substitute for the reality that warfighters face on the ground.
- In my opinion, when someone is good at something, like running it is because they put the effort to make it look easy. I can say the same for pugs ups. I workout a lot on my own...therefore it is easy. Similar arguements for sit-ups.
Fact is...that the Military has a very large population of 9-5 types that only care about their one hour of PT and call it good. As leaders, you should not be satisfied with the status quo and push your soldiers to do more physical activity instead of allowing them to flounder off and play xbox in their rooms or go smoke at the smoke pit.
If soldiers want to to that....then it should cost them....100 push ups (done correctly) for 1 hour of Xbox.
Similar for smoking....let them pay 100 sit-ups for their 15 minutes of smoking.
Set the standard...be an asshole...raise the bar...demolish the adverse effects of monotony and common place thought. Get rid of it...any chance you can.
Make time to conduct TDGs..(tactical decision games) and teach tactics to those privates and specialists...they still wear the green uniform too.
Make them carry a writing pad and a pen at all times to teach them responsibility and awareness.
The Army doesn't need new anything...it just needs Soldiers to get their shit together and accept the fact that our country expects all of us to be leaders.....regardless of if they are 18 or 48.
That is the ugly truth.
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