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The Navy Physical Fitness Test: A Proposed Revision To The Navy Physical Readiness Test, David D. Peterson
The Navy Physical Fitness Test: A Proposed Revision To The Navy Physical Readiness Test, David D. Peterson
Allied Health Faculty Publications
The Department of Defense mandates that each branch of the Armed Forces develop and use annual Physical Fitness Tests to assess the physical readiness of their service-members. In an attempt to improve test validity and better predict battlefield performance, most of the services have made significant changes in recent years to their physical fitness tests. However, the Navy's Physical Readiness Test has remained relatively unchanged since 1986. This article introduces a revised Physical Fitness Test, the Navy Physical Fitness Test, that offers significantly improved validity and operational relevance.
Modernizing The Navy’S Physical Readiness Test: Introducing The Navy General Fitness Test And Navy Operational Fitness Test, David D. Peterson
Modernizing The Navy’S Physical Readiness Test: Introducing The Navy General Fitness Test And Navy Operational Fitness Test, David D. Peterson
Allied Health Faculty Publications
The lessons learned from recent combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown operational commanders that the military fitness tests currently used by the different services are inadequate in terms of assessing the physical fitness required for combat. Currently, only the U.S. Marine Corps employs a combat specific fitness test; although the U.S. Army and Air Force have recognized the need and rationale for one as well. Unfortunately, the U.S. Navy continues to lag behind the other services in terms of modernizing its physical fitness training and testing programs. The purpose of this article is four-fold: 1) justify the need …