should my daughter be training each day for the army as she starts basic?

Question

training in 6 weeks she dont run or do any fitness is she going to struggle when she goes into the army oh by the way she is 17

Answer 1

I have to agree with GAI basic trainining can be pretty difficult mentally and physically, the best advice I can offer is for her to start to practice 1 1/2 mile run in 12mins and for her to start doing press ups and sit-ups and also for her to go to her local recruitment office and get herself a 4week training plan and after shes completed it to contiue the training and increase the standards because if she passes selection phase1 Physical Training is not a bunch of laughs till you've finished it that is. Your daughter will go through a form of exercise in the army called circuit training which can be a 40- 1hr20min P.T lesson which involves doing lots of different forms of exercise non-stop and that is tough so the quicker she starts training the better because everyone wishes before they commenced training they done that bit extra.

Answer 2

Does she have a basic level of fitness anyway? Basic training today is a lot easier than it was when all the old timers joined up. If basic training was impossible, there wouldnt be an army. Basic training is a build up, they dont expect you to be superhuman before you even go there. They will provide you with the facilities and training needed to turn you into a soldier. If at any point you are struggling, there are ways to help you out. There are remedial PT sessions of an evening, so if her fitness is a problem there is that. I am not saying that she shouldnt start training now, but people seem to be forgetting that basic training is a build up. Im sure as long as she has passed her recruit selection (which she will have done as she is starting basic shortly) then her fitness is suffice for the army. She can pass a personal fitness test, so she is ready to be trained.

I wish her all the luck in the world.

Answer 3

Army basic training isn't the place to get into shape. If she wants to risk getting kicked out of boot camp because she won't be able to pass the many physical challenges, let her. It will be a pretty big learning experience. She is in a rude awakening because guess what?? The Army soldiers run a mimimum of 3 miles a day everyday that she is active duty too. So if she isn't a good runner or hates to PT she picked the wrong job. If she doesn't start prepping her body now she is going to hate every moment of boot camp because she is going to get yellled at all the time for holding everyone else up. It is a team building thing and when one person is out of shape and doesn't care enough to get into shape she is going to get it from all sides. Also, if she is really bad they will give her special things to do, just for her. Like extra running, push up's, sit up's...whatever. But it is all up to her how much pain she wants to go through.

Answer 4

My husbands a soldier he says start off with alternate days building up to training five days a week prior to her commencing basic. The recruitment office should give her a training plan or you can get it off the army website. Best of British!

Answer 5

Getting a jump on physical activity will better prepare her for what lies ahead. Running is probably the best activity to work the body towards the conditioning. But really nothing prepares you completely for what awaits at boot camp.

Answer 6

It would certainly help both physically and psychologically if she did but if she doesn't she will still manage as the training is designed to start with those who have very little fitness.

Answer 7

No worries Army training will either knock her into shape, or find out , shes not up to it ,Army life is magic if you have got it ,if you have not then that's life, and you could miss out .

Answer 8

Yes it may be a good idea to start some jogging, start slowly and work up the time you jog. She won't find it quite so daunting then when she starts her professional training. It'll be no doddle believe me.

Answer 9

If she doesnt work out then she may struggle during recruit training, but no worries because drill instructors (drill Sgts. will get her into shape) it would make life easier if she does train

Answer 10

It isn't necessarily going to hurt her if she doesn't, but if she would run two or three times a week and start working out it would definately help her.