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Health & Fitness

The Navy Just Gave 48,000 Sailors Who Failed Their PRT A Sweet Deal

Adam Weinstein
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Navy To (Finally) Require Enlistees To Pass A Run Before Boot Camp

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors begin the 1.5-mile run during the semiannual physical readiness test (PRT) at Fort Story, Oct. 19, 2015. The semiannual PRT provides the commanding officer with the means of assessing general fitness of Sailors at their command by evaluating aerobic capacity, or cardio-respiratory endurance, and muscular strength, and muscular endurance.

Health & Fitness

The Navy Just Gave 48,000 Sailors Who Failed Their PRT A Sweet Deal

Adam Weinstein

LT Shawn Osborne, a Navy chaplain, runs as a motivator with recruits for their 1.5-mile segment of the Physical Fitness Assessment at Recruit Training Command.

Joining the Military

Navy To (Finally) Require Enlistees To Pass A Run Before Boot Camp

Adam Weinstein