What kind of Physical Training do you do during Army JROTC?

Question

Physical Training such as exercise Running, etc...

Answer 1

Most JROTC units do the same type of physcial training that current recruits do at boot camp. While the intensity isn't as high, the concepts are the same. Most of the time, you are doing the events in the Army Physical Fitness Test (PFT): pushups, situps, and a 2 mile run. So basically, in order to score well on this test, many units lots cardio workouts, like running in formation (while singing running cadences) and sprints. They also focus a lot of time on ab workouts and upper body strength. Hitting the pullup bars a couple times a week definitely help with your arm strength.

Sometimes if it's available, units are able to go work out in the weight rooms of your gym. If not, some units PT with their rifles. That's what my unit did. We did "bench presses", lunges, and other such exercises with the M-14, and let me tell you, it is quite the workout.

Prepare yourself for LOTS of pushups, situps, and running. This website has the physical fitness standards for the Army. As a cadet in the JROTC program, you are expected to maintain the same level of physical fitness.

Answer 2

Junrior ROTC? It is very different from one high school to the next. Some have none at all, some have a slight program based on the Army PFT. Either way, it's not enough. If you ultimately plan to enlist, go to a service academy, or to a college ROTC program you'll need to be in significantly better shape than a JROTC program alone puts you. The purpose of the JROTC physical program is not to get you in that kind of shape, but to give you an example & motivation to get in shape on your own.

Answer 3

You can leave for basic training later on, if you want to. Just tell them you won't be able to until fall or winter. You need to do as many pushups and situps as you can between now and then. You should also run 3 to six times per week. I would start by doing one mile three times per week, or whatever you can do, and increase the total mileage by one mile per week by adding additional runs or increasing the distance of each of your runs. You want to add about 10 to 25 percent to your total weekly mileage each week. There is no need to run further than 5 miles at a time. Instead, try to work up to five miles, five to six days per week. I would not be complacent about the PT test. You will be surprised how stringent they are at basic training about doing pushups correctly (with perfect form). You may also be surprided to learn that most of the time you only have 24 hours of rest before a PT test. You should have no trouble passing by the time you get out of basic training, but it will help you career if you show up to your unit exceeding the minimum standard by as much as possible, and stay in good shape throughout your career.

Answer 4

It's pretty harsh. Kids in middle school don't understand it when they say that if you join it you'll get outta p.e. n' stuff. What you don't understand is that Rotc IS a little easier than all that other stuff. But, I mean, they're training you for the army for cryin' out loud. Push ups, training with guns-you learn all the dif. ways to hold a gun, marching, running track sometimes plus you get to wear a gay uniform. lol
But R.o. doesn't mean you'll HAVE to join the army in the future. It just gives you the credit to pass school. lol

Answer 5

PE class!