CADET PHYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAM

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CADET PHYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAM

• IAW AFROTCMAN 36-201

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PURPOSE

• Enhance fitness level of cadets prepare you to
  meet AFROTC and AF standards
• Motivate cadets to pursue a physically fit and
  active lifestyle
• Improve safety and efficiency of physical
  training

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CADET REQUIREMENTS

• Cadet participation is MANDATORY!
• Howard Cadets MUST attend Physical Training twice
  a week at Howard
• Crosstown Cadets MUST attend Physical Training at
  Howard on TUESDAYs and turn in PT Tracker
• Must attend 80 of the required PT activities for
  the term
• 20 Sessions Offered 16 Sessions 80
• Must make good faith effort in improving,
  making satisfactory progress

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CADET REQUIREMENTS

• PRIOR TO BEGINNING PT PROGRAM
• Must have DoD physical or provide a
  Pre-Participator Sports Physical for medical
  clearance
• If over AF body-fat standards, obtain medical
  release from doctor
• Must have briefing concerning safety related
  issues
• Complete AFROTC Physical Health Screening
  Questionnaire
• ALL ACTIONS MUST BE COMPLETE BY 30 Sep 06/5 Oct
  06 (All cadets will attend required PT sessions
  regardless of clearance)

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CADET REQUIREMENTS

• Must meet physical fitness standards--pass the
  PFT
• Failure to meet standards or attendance
  requirements may result in disenrollment
  (contract cadets) or render you ineligible for
  POC entry (non-contract cadets)

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EXCEPTIONS TO PT POLICY

• Cadets participating in intercollegiate sports
  may be excused during the season AFTER they pass
  the PFT
• Hardship case--cadet may be excused from
  participation for a specific reasons/specific
  time--i.e. family emergency
• Cadets are excused from PT program during exam
  periods (mid term/finals)
• ALL EXCEPTIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY DET 130/CC
• FORWARD ALL EXCEPTION TO POLICY REQUESTS TO THE
  COMMANDANT OF CADETS BY 7 Sep 06

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PT PROGRAM

• Warm up
• Muscular strength and endurance
• 20-30 minutes of continuous aerobic activity
• Cool-down
• You are Required to participate twice per week.
  You are Encouraged to work out 3-5 times per week.

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Safety Briefing

• Hydration 6-8 8-ounce glasses of water or sports
  drinks per day
• Coffee/soda do not count as the caffeine acts as
  a diuretic
• Drink prior to aerobic activity and small amounts
  of fluid during the activity, as needed

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WATER INTAKE

• Temp Easy Work Moderate Work Hard Work
• 78-81.9 1/2 qt/hr 3/4 qt/hr 3/4 qt/hr
• 82-84.9 1/2 3/4 1
• 85-97.9 3/4 3/4 1
• 88.89.9 3/4 3/4 1
• gt90 1 1 1

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SAFETY BRIEFING

• Heat Stress Disorders
• Heat Exhaustion-profuse sweating, weakness, rapid
  pulse, dizziness, nausea, headache, elevated
  temperature
• Heat Stroke-rapid rise in body temp. Slurred
  speech, confused, abnormal shivering, nausea, and
  vomiting. Hot dry skin OR profuse sweating
• Heat syncope-fainting after exertion
• Hyponatremia (acute water intoxication)low
  sodium levels in the blood excessive H2O intake
  (greater than 1 1/2 quarts per hour)

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SAFETY BRIEFING

• Heat Stress Disorders (cont.)
• Heat cramps-muscles spasms cause by exertion and
  excessive loss of salt from the body
• Report any injuries or illness to a Cadre
  member immediately
• All exercise sessions will be monitored by a
  cadre member/Safety Officer

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DET 130 PT SESSIONS

• Howard University
• (M/T/W 0700 0800,W 1600-1700)
• First Physical Fitness Diagnostic 3 Oct 06 (0700)
• Counts as only 1 PT session
• First Physical Fitness Test 24 Oct 06 (0700)
• Counts as only 1 PT session

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QUESTIONS?