ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING DIVISION
PROGRAM OF PHYSICAL TRAINING

Objective

Organization.
ae Institutional personnel to conduct physical training . . .

be Six hours each week, consisting of three periods of two hours

each, are to be devoted to the physical training program. In addition,

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nees electing to do so should be encouraged to devote part of their

daily and week-end periods of free time to training for, or participation

in, intramural sports.

Ce e e e schedule must be integrated with the academic and military
training schedules to the end that classes may be conducted throughout
each day.

de « « program should begin immediately upon the assignment of

trainees to classes, and should develop progressively throughout training
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Standards

By the end of the first week tests should be made to screen out those

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require special training. Further tests are to be made at the end
ach term (and at such other tines as may be desired) to measure
ress and to determine when those of inferior development may be
ified to participate in the general program.

The physical efficiency testing program is designed to measure the
principle factors in general physical fitness which are strength,
endurance, agility and coordination.

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Push-ups - average performance, 23 times.
Squat Jumps (32 times)

Sit-ups (33 times)

Pull-ups (8 times) :

100 yard pick-a-back (26 seconds)

Burpee test, 20 seconds (10 times)

300 yard run (46 seconds)

rts of trainees' physical efficiency texts are to be submitted at the
lusion of each 12-week term. Forms will be provided.

There should be such additional testing in the area of aquatics as may
be necessary to classify trainees for instructional purposes. Non-swimmers,
inadequate simmers, and satisfactory swimmers should be segregated and assigned

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to appropriate programs of instruction.

following War Department publications are to be used as the basis of

instruction:

(1) Training circular No. 87WD
(2) FM 21-20 Basic Field Manual - Physical training

(3) TM 21-220 Technical Manual - Sports and Games