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, nee PEYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE Any, ATR FORCES
- WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS

- B. Be DeGroot, Jr., 2nd Lt., Aa De
Director of Physical Training, 4th Air Force

Part II
What the Schools Must Do Zo Ald the Develomment of 4 Bavetoally Bit amy

Yous, reaction to the required physical program outlined for the Arny (Cone

bat) dir Forees probably is that the time allotted is not sufficient to develop” “~~

superior ‘physical condition, You! re right! It isn't! © All we can do is attempt
to maintain Bnysicel condition for combat. purposes. The development of. physical
fitness. cal selinile ‘iad be aeegeny bronght avout before either officers or
enlisted men ae és the combat forces. That means that the physical developmeh-
tal process must have been completed either in pwceutt camps and ficTne-eviseres?

or in schools and civilian life before entering the army. Yur recruit camp train-

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ing ranges fron six weeks to twelve weeks, our cadet flying course thirty-five
weeks. and ei haeees the etzencies of training for modern warfare do not leave

a great Seas of time fas physical training, ae in this preliminary metitary
training. Don't forg et that this anplies to those being trained for "line" organ-
izations as voll as for the Air Forcast | Byer if this time deveted to physical

oe were irdpeed you and I know that it isn't sufficient to develop the

type of physica al condition deatrag, if the individual has not had years of physi--

eal devel omental background; The answer is, of course, that the physical eiuce-

 

fons in cur schools ont collages oni communities must de the Job af dewolenine
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mens are reno: tines for z ailitery Suty?

Gentlemen, sbreieal aiweckine and physical educators and the. school adminis—

trators behind them, have done a rotten job! They have fniled to develop a physi-

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