How important is physical fitness in JROTC?
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Not important at all. the JORTC takes anyone. They get you into shape whenever they have their exercise meets. If you are going into the army, of course there is basic training. They will control your food intake and your exercise.
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As many press ups as you can do in two minutes for a man about 45. As many sit ups as you can do in two minutes for a man about 50. And one and a half mile run in 10 mins.\nIf you can't manage these they will build you up to them.\nPlus every year you have to do standard combat fitness test (CFT) with pack, rifle and helmet were you have too march four miles in one hour no less no more as a unit.
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In all actuality, they are the same to get into.  Pass the ASVAB and physical, and you're in.\n\nThe difference is in what you qualify to do.  That's were the difficult part comes into the equation, and that's based off of your ASVAB.  The Air Force (in 2000) required you to have a minimum of 40 on the ASVAB, where the rest only needed you to have a 31.  That may have changed.
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i would take it to the board of education. phys ed is not pointless, or unimportant, but it should not be part of the honor roll  eligibility system because there are a lot of kids who are not good at sports that should be on the honor roll.
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A lifetime involvement of sports is important for keeping us physically active in fitness. Physical activity keeps us healthy and less prone to getting dieases such as osteoporosis and others. Physical activity such as sports also helps us with our coordination, balance, reflex, social skills, and many others. It's also good to be involved in sports because it's fun and motivating to be continualy active throughout our lifespan. =>
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Strength is important, but is not your main concern for improvement. You need to work on your backwards and lateral movement. I assume during warm ups and positional drills, your coach has you do lateral shuffles and karioka/crossover drills. You need to work on those over and over; work on imcreasing your speed and most importantly keeping your balance while doing them. Same thing goes for backward movement. You need to work on running backwards while keeping your balance and not letting your weight shift backwards. If you lean backwards and the tight end curls around quickly, you're either going to lose a step and be out of position, or end up falling. You also need to get used to watching the QB's eyes, shoulders, and movements during practice. I don't really know of any way to improve that on your own, just have to focus on it during practice time.
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Firstly, get physically fit. Normal fitness is the absolute minimum, but in addition to that, you need to look at a few things that you would not normally do. Wear\n a backpack. Carrying a backpack requires practice to get used to and nothing else you could do can substitute for actually doing it. Put some weight in the backpack. I would suggest about 10 - 25 kgs. \nToughen up your feet. You will be wearing boots which are not "sneakers", and wearing boots is a lot tougher on your feet than you can imagine. It is a pretty good idea to start trying to run and excercise in boots. You can try using Methylated spirits; rub a little onto your feet every day. \nTake nylon woman's stockings with you. Wear them under everything ie put them on first then your socks and boots. They will help you to avoid blisters. If you wear them all the way up to your waist, then they will help you to avoid chafing between your legs as well. \nTake a lot of Asprin with you. Half a tablet taken each morning will help to ease the normal aches and pains that you will experience. (Check of you are allowed to do this.. I am no expert on what the US military will or will not allow).\nIgnore "folk-lorish" advice like "Never volunteer". You are signing up to become an Officer. You need to get used to the fact that you should be a leader, and leaders need to lead. Sometimes this means volunteering. Just choose as best you can what you volunteer for. This can sometimes be difficult as DIs are notoriously clever at making things difficult, but they notice things like willingness and good attitudes and this will stand you in good stead. \nBe prepared to "eat soup with a spoon". By this I mean that a lot of the things that you will be required to do and learn will seem incredibly foreign to what you consider to be normal or even reasonable, but baring truly sadistic or immoral behaviour, be prepared to do things without understanding the reasons why you are asked to do them. \nMake a friend quickly once you are assigned to your training platoon. Best if this is the person who sleeps next to you. Work together with this person on personal tasks like cleaning boots, making your bed, cleaning your rifle etc. Helping someone else learn is the fastest way to learn to do it yourself.\nDisengage your normal inclination to look for reasons for people's actions and the things you are required to do. A lot of the things that you will have to do will appear to be completely against all logic or reason. This might in fact be the case, and the test is to see what your attitude is or to test your ability to lead others in a task that has no apparent purpose.\nWork on your fear of heights. Everyone has a fear of heights, but most people are able to supress that fear to accomplish a task. You might need to work on this more or less than other people, but it is a good idea to be prepared to for example, climb over an obstacle. \nWork together as a team with those around you. One of the primary objectives of Basic Training is to form a group of individuals into a group that will work together to achieve a common objective. This will be observed and tested. \nPrepare yourself to follow orders. This can be more difficult than you expect. During basics, you can be pretty sure that there will be very few instances where you actually have to think at all about whether the order is a legal one or not, but be aware of the possible abuse of power. You might be tested on your ability to discern the difference between a legal order and an illegal one, but this should be made pretty clear to you at the time,\nRead as widely as you can about the military and military life. Ask questions like this and read the answers. Select the ones that that other veterans agree with. \nDon't fuss or worry. Prepare yourself as best as you are able. The POINT of Basic Training is to turn you into a soldier. You are NOT expected to arrive there knowing everyt
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as a fomer navy seal sniper specialist, when it comes to BUD you better train your butt off. The hardest part depends on your current condition meaning that are you physically fit to work you upper body constantly or you are fit to work your lower body constantly also there is a mental challenge. I suggest you train up hard especially under water training. Its a tough challenge but good luck.
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it's extremly important to follow direction that are given by experienced people. they usualy know what works and doesnt and have been there before. A lot of people make the mistake of not listening or trying their own way to get better yet they often waste years of their lives doing this.\n\nhaving self discipline in any sport is extremly important as well because if you dont push yourself to be the best, nobody else will! you have to work hard to get anywhere in life, because if you dont, someone else will.\n\nim not sure about integrity, but surely that most count for something
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Yes, and I did for six years. One thing you should be clear on is why you want to do it. It will be physically challenging. But if you make the most of the physical training and rise to the occasion, it can be a benefit for the rest of your life. You will only get out of it what you put into it. I personally became a jock. Also, you have to be prepared to be challenged by a lot of men. Just the sheer numbers of men to women ratio will challenge you. So mentally you have to be strong. It will not help you to go into Marine Corps for attention from men. Because beleive me, you will get more than your share. That is why it is important for you to have a career goal for yourself. It will develop some excellent character in you if you be the best you can be.
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find below \n\nbest of fitness !
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PCP\nPhysical Conditioning Platoon\nIs that what you are asking about?\n\n(Ignore Megan. There are tons like her. Vicariously living through her husbands accomplishments in all branches of the military.  Although it is not easy being married in the military, we know very well that she wasn't there holding his hand through boot camp.)\n\nIt is for people (recruits) who are not in adequate physical shape to complete boot camp.\nThis includes not being able to run, do sit-ups, pull-ups, or being overweight.  It takes as long as it takes sometimes.  You could be there for a while until you get back up to "par", if not, eventually you may get sent home.\n\nIt is the one place to avoid while in boot camp.  As far as what they do, a lot of damn exercise, running, rope climbing, sit-ups etc..\n\nThe term "Marine" by the way, is a proper noun, which means it should be capitalized.  How about some respect here, Megan.  My wife even knows that!
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Studies have found that people who exercise at home are more likely to stick with it because it is more convenient.  It is also much less expensive.\n\nYou should do more than one type of exercise.\n\nThe components of physical fitness are:\n\nAerobic Endurance: The most important because it has the largest effect on the biggest killer, cardiovascular disease.  Walking, swimming, cycling, etc. are good aerobic exercises.\n\nMuscular Endurance and Muscular Strength: Along with maintaining the proper weight, this is what makes you look buff!  Resistance training is the way to get these.  Barbells or dumbells that cost $100 or less are just as good as exercise machines that cost thousands.\n\nFlexibility: Keeps you from getting sprains and torn muscles.  Yoga is the king, but there are a lot of effective stretching exercises.\n\nBody Fat Composition: Maintaining proper body weight helps prevent cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and many other conditions.  Eat the proper amount of nutritious food.
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I think that you have a good goal..to lose the weight etc..before joining the military. You have to pass a PT test, if you can't pass that, you're not in..and you will have the tape test as well..where they measure you, meaning, if you're overweight, they will not let you through. As for the legs, my brother passed the PT test and he had serious enough leg issues to put him in the hospital right before he reenlisted. Anything is possible with the military. As for the mental health issue, depends on what history you have. Would really need to know more about your situation in order to give you more advice. Call a local recruiter or go online and email one.
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They only have Push-ups, situps, and a 2 mile run for the Army Physical Fitness Test..., also called the APFT.\n\nBasic training is more of a mind game than anything physical.  I wouldn't worry much about it, but for a 27 year old male, you need to complete Between 39 (for 60%) up to 77 (for 100%) for push-ups, between 76 (for 60%) up to 82 (for 100%) for Sit-ups, which both have to be done in 2 minutes, and the form in how they are done are almost as important as how many you do.  The run is 2-mile and you have 17 minutes (for 60%) up to 13 minutes 18 seconds (for 100%).\n\nIts hard to explain the form, you kinda have to see it.
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If you have the desire, then you have what it takes.  Don't be scared by the taking orders because you'll learn that you have a choice.  You'll pick up on what's involved in advancement and how you can move through the ranks and get ahead of those who may actually be lame.  I'm not talking about moving up the ranks by doing indecent acts, but just applying yourself and displaying the army values, Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal courage.  If you incorporate these values, you'll be ahead of the game and you'll do fine.  Excel in every aspect that you can, score a 300 or above on the physical fitness test, achieve an expert marksman badge, complete correspondence courses and take college courses.  About an earlier comment, tuition reimbursment isn't a bonus, the military already pays 100% of your tuition while you're on active duty.  You just have to pay  for the books.  So take advantage of that program.  \n\nThe military isn't about taking orders.  It's about working as a team to accomplish your mission.  It's about following the instructions and guidance from your leaders.  Yes, you'll have some very bad leaders and at that point, you can stand up and suggest alternatives and work the chain of command to your advantage.  There are the proper ways to do things and then there's the defiant way to do things, which will only land you in trouble and eventually out the door.\n\nOh, it's a two mile run by the way.  See if a recruiter could give you a APFT card and check the score chart.  Work on reaching the max amount of push ups, sit ups and two mile run.  This will help in the long run, for a promotion to E-5.  I earned E-5 in less than three years and was barely 21 when I was leading soldiers.
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Cardiovascular, Muscular Endurance, Muscular strength, flexibility, and Body Composition.