Air Force personnel can chose PT events next year

| July 2, 2021

The Air Force incorporated changes to its physical fitness tests that it will roll out in January. These changes provide a list of options for each fitness test event. For example, they could chose to do shuttle runs, or walks, instead of doing their runs.

From Task & Purpose:

The new test, which the service will begin to experiment with in January 2022, will allow airmen to choose between running, shuttle run sprints, and walking for the aerobic portion of the test. Shuttle run sprints involve sprinting back and forth between two markers about 25 meters apart. They could then choose between planks and sit-ups for the core strength measure. And for the final portion of the test airmen would be allowed to choose between push-ups and raised-hand push-ups.

Instead of going up and down like a traditional push-up, the raised hand push-ups allow airmen to alternate lifting their hands up while in the push-up ready position, said Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, the deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services at Air Force headquarters, when he discussed the upcoming changes to the physical fitness test in a live chat with Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass on Monday.

The new options are supposed to give airmen more flexibility to do the test the way they want to, Kelly explained. The test will begin a six-month trial period starting in January.

“Say you’re not a long-distance runner but you wanted to run fast back and forth, we have a shuttle run back and forth about 25 meters apart,” he said.

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penguinman000

I’m eagerly awaiting their new doctrine titled “War, as E-3s and 2LTs want to wage it”

Reaperman

I remember for my last PRT, the Navy let my fat rear do the exercise bike–it was my best score since boot camp. Supposedly, the bike had actually been an option the whole time.

KoB

Hell, I always thought that the Chair Force PT program consisted of dodging responsibility, chasing rumors, wiping down wings, or turning perfectly good Artillery Impact or Rifle Ranges into golf courses. Who knew?

Back yonder, our options on PT was we did it till the Commander or FIRST (ht 2 Roh-Dog) got tired.

Anonymous

12:00 to do @ 1.5 mile run (that’s a 18 min 2-mile) before getting an added 2 min for every 5 years older you are… and that’s “too hard,” you know.

David

Uh… that’s 16 minutes, not 18.

Anonymous

My bad– me suck at math. They get a immediate 2 min addition upon comissioning/graduating from initial training, too.

SpaceChairForceOne

Sorry KoB that’s a bit of a dated take on the Chair Force PT program. Must have been during that First Persian Golf, er Gulf, vacation excursion period that I slept thru…
During my GWOT/Iraqistan/Afghanity “phun” time Chair Force PT consisted mostly of me with my feet up in the A/C controlled commo bunker with multiple screens showing (not in order of importance) intel feeds, YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo chat, mil email, ESPN, AFN and the Weather Channel (for beach and golfing plans). As we would “deploy” in garrison and let our superior officers risk their dumb butts in the war zone (like the smart enlisted scum we were) I would then take a brisk stroll (my actual cardio for the day) over to the secure area gym for a few quick reps on the weight machines followed by a long cooldown in the large and comfortable sauna.
I know it was rough but man, had to sacrifice for the mission… LOL

Hack Stone

Hack Stone remembers when the Air Force introduces the “bicycle” for the Physical Fitness Test. AFN interviewed some Air Force Officer on Kadena, who stared “Anyone can run two miles, it doesn’t mean that they are in shape.”

At this point, it doesn’t matter anymore. The current administration is doing their best to destroy the US Military and ensure that they never succeed in combat all the while spending money to accommodate transgender people looking for a free ride. So glad that DD-214 is in hand.

Anonymous

Theory was that fitter people get back to a resting heart rate after bustin’ it on the bike.

Fat smokers with a nicotine jones made out like fat rats. Folk who actually exercised and did cardio to get fit were “lazy” for not crushing it like the above clods.

USMCMSgt (Ret)

Shuttle runs are grueling.

I think they ought to allow personnel to make their office chairs spin for 2 minutes – to max speed – then resume work without leaving the workstation.

It’s a win-win.

Green Thumb

Stationary bike after a smoke.

Standards going around and around and down in the giant brown yonder.

ChipNASA

OK Fuckers, I’ll leave you with a list of relevant PT test for the Air Force going forward…they should have made me a General.

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Sparks

I’m sure to inhale and exhale deeply will be an option.

Berliner

A suggestion for a USAF PT test. Bonus points for going in a straight line!

T24A

This is just the next step in letting the free-thinkers determine how the next war is fought. Maybe they can negotiate with the enemy to use nerf guns.