The U.S. Coast Guard is the only military service in the United States armed forces that does not require mandatory physical fitness training and physical fitness testing for all of their members. Because of this fact, there is a huge divide between those in favor of mandating physical fitness training and testing and those against it. Anecdotally, someone could conclude that without mandatory physical fitness training and testing your force’s fitness and weight compliance levels are going to be negatively impacted. But, is it that simple? Would mandatory physical fitness training and testing improve the U.S. Coast Guard’s weight compliance standards and physical fitness levels?
First we must decide what exactly it is that we are after. A force that presents a sharp military appearance? A fit fighting force? For the sake of this discussion, we want a combination of both, a fit fighting force that presents a sharp military appearance. So now we need to ascertain where we stand today in order to access what we need to do to get to where we want to go. As stated above the U.S. Coast Guard does not have a fitness standard but, like all of the Department of Defense (DoD) services (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines) the U.S. Coast Guard does have a maximum allowable weight and body fat percentage compliance standard described below.
For nearly thirty years, the U.S. Coast Guard had relied upon a complicated height, weight, neck and wrist size, gender and age algorithm to determine maximum allowable weight and body fat percentage standards. In 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard implemented the Body Mass Index (BMI) instrument used by the DoD as the maximum allowable weight and body fat percentage standards screening tool. Basicall...
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The United States Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) consists of 26 Navy Recruiting Districts (NRDs) spread out throughout the Continental United States. One of the largest Recruiting Districts is NRD San Diego, which consists of 55 recruiting stations spread out throughout San Diego, Riverside, Orange County, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Yuma Arizona. The obvious mission is to recruit men and women to join the United States Navy. According to NRC webpage (2015), their mission is to “recruit the best men and women for America's Navy to accomplish today's missions and meet tomorrow's challenges” (pr. 1), Obviously, NRD San Diego shares the same mission, but there are different set of unique challenges, which trickle up from each recruiting station. Having completed a three year recruiting tour assigned to one of the local San Diego area
In the article, “Undulation Training for Development of Hierarchical Fitness and Improved Firefighter Job Performance,” a research was conducted when a critical problem emerged from the extraordinary job risks of firefighting. In this article, it was recognized that firefighting was a high risk occupation in which many activities were life threatening. Yearly incidences brought on from these life-threatening activities and conditions included cardiovascular disease from the inhalation of smoke as well as musculoskeletal injuries from the physical demands of the job. The problem was lying in the fact most fire departments were failing to adequately prepare the firefighters in terms of health and physical fitness to take on the physiologically challenging demands of the job. Now, there are contemporary training methods to boost physical fitness and cardiovascular health in order to make the firefighters “emergency prepared.” However, despite the emphasis on physiological training, previous research had shown that the traditional physical training programs were inadequate to prepare firefighters because it featured systematic physical exercises during specific mesocycles and little variety. In this research, standard resistance training, or standard training control, was compared to and put to the test against undulation training, a method to draw out a specific systematic arrangement of different physiological factors and components in order to accommodate the need for simultaneous development of physical fitness and performance needs. The purpose was to determine the influence of both types of training on muscle adaptation as well as assess how well the trainings transferred over to situations and testing areas that really utilized...
Obesity has affected the world in many ways: task forces have been formed to address the issue, people are suffering from health problems due to obesity, and others suffer from psychological and social issues. Nearly two-thirds of the United States population is overweight. There are several ways to determine if a person is obese or overweight. Experts say that a person’s body mass index is the best way to determine an adult’s weight in relation to their height. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 is considered normal, adults with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 are considered overweight.
Choosing a vocation can be a daunting task. With the world ever-evolving, one may come across a new attractive career every year. In order to ensure optimal job satisfaction, it is vital to educate oneself about every alluring prospect prior to committing. Simple factors like the time commitment and salary can mean the difference between a content existence and a miserable one.
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Physical training where is especially challenging because we had members of seal team four training with us to get there’s they had just graduated from there SEAL school and could run five minute miles all day and night even though I was in good shape is still kick my butt. The normal pace for running at any Army school is a 6 ½ minute mile.
Through training, Soldiers become faster, mobile, smarter, lethal, stronger, and resilient. The qualitative performance factors are essential during physical readiness that enhance mobility include coordination, agility, balance, flexibility, stability, posture, power and speed (Headquarters Department of the Army, 2012). The training types during PRT systems are off-ground, on-ground, and combative training. Army PRT optimizes physical performance within every environment of training
This site is run by the United States government, so it is credible. The site is not for profit; it is just for the purpose of informing the public. The article was the National Institute of Health. The NIH runs very many health based things country wide, and they are well informed and qualified to write on the subject.
Obesity in the United States continues growing alarmingly. Approximately 66 % of adults and 33 % of children and teenagers in the US are overweight. Obesity is the result of fat accumulated over time due to the lack of a balanced diet and exercise. An adult with a BMI (body mass index) higher than thirty percent is considered obese (Whitney & Rolfes, 2011, pg. 271).
Have you ever wondered how a Navy SEAL trains for a mission, let alone complete one? How does a man qualify to become a Navy SEAL? Navy SEALs are well known, but their training and missions are classified information to the general public. The Navy SEALs are the world’s deadliest commandos and can serve their country anywhere, completing missions around the globe.
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physical efforts. Another important point is that out of shape people has higher probability to get hurt on regular daily activity Physical Readiness Training (PRT). That is because of the lack of training for even the most basic of activities. Therefore, if people do not want to get disappointed when they try to join in the military is important to concern about overweight. The best advice is to know the enlist requirements in advance to adopt healthy eating habits and to keep workout as much as possible This way the candidate will not have problems about weight to join in the U.S. Armed Forces. Unfortunately, height and weight measurements are just one of the requirements. Another problem that has been impeding the youth of today to
Physical training is a very essential part of the army culture. Physical fitness has a direct influence on their combat readiness which also ties into needing to be mentally and physically tough. Being physically fit allows you to be productive and also gives you the opportunity to enjoy even the little things in life. It also allows you to be able to adapt and survive through tough living conditions. Having the proper diet and exercise can improve a person’s quality of life. Maintaining a high level of fitness helps you perform at higher levels throughout your life. Healthy muscles are less susceptible to to injury, less likely to tear and give in to stress. Which is why it’s important to take care of your body. Soldiers who don’t meet military fitness standards risk being discharged or maybe disciplinary actions.