Using the fitness and nutrition guide to prepare for the initial run standard, more recruits will report to boot camp physically fit, reducing attrition due to PFA failures and raising the quality of Sailors that reach the fleet. Navy Recruiting Command provides recruits with a fitness and nutrition guide, which they can follow on their own or with the help of their recruiting office. Before they arrive to boot camp, recruits are expected to train to meet the physical fitness standards."įor recruits who prove they are serious about physical fitness by achieving an outstanding high on their final PFA at boot camp, they will be meritoriously advanced to the next pay grade upon graduation. "Physical fitness is one of the greatest predictors of Sailor success. "It is the responsibility of each recruit to work hard and maintain all Navy standards," said RTC Commanding Officer Capt. If they fail the retest, recruits will be discharged from the Navy with an entry level separation, which allows them to reapply at a later date with a waiver from Navy Recruiting Command. If a recruit fails to meet the initial run standard, they will have one chance to retest within 48 hours. To ensure recruits advance toward this goal over their eight weeks of training, the initial run standard sets the minimum run time at which a recruit must start training in order to meet their expected level of progress. To graduate boot camp, all recruits must score a satisfactory medium on the official Navy PFA. "The initial run standard raises the bar at RTC, helping us develop tough, more qualified Sailors during basic military training and send a more lethal force to the fleet." Mike Bernacchi, commander, Naval Service Training Command. "All military services have an initial physical fitness standard before recruits can commence basic training," said Rear Adm. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes seven seconds for female recruits. The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp.
1, Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy's only boot camp, will require recruits to pass an initial run standard before they may commence basic military training.
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