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Originally Posted by Books
FWIW, PT in the SFMS program is a bit hit and miss, but during the Trauma section, we had what the TACs called Med PT...
Books
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I surely hope to God you dont really consider Med-A PT real PT... The only thing it was good for was wasting my time in the morning when I could have been at the gym doing real PT on my own, as has been the case with any and all forms of organized PT since I have been in the Army.
Pushups, situps, and the 2-miler only measure an individuals ability to do 3 things. There are guys who can max the run but cant carry a ruck, guys who can do 80 PU's in 2 minutes but would be hard push themselves up from the prone wearing kit and guys who can do SU's til the sun sets but couldnt pull themselves over a wall or drag a buddy 50 meters...
As the good Colonel said, "the standardized APFT should be restricted to initial entry evaluations and the basic level requirement that says you are alive and can participate in the real PT programs at unit level." I dont believe there should be a standardized PT test, as standardized tests only test ones ability in a known range of exercises and dont test overall fitness.
just my .02 and well worth what you paid...
Crip