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What does WTBD stand for?

Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills.

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What principle is all Army Training based on?

Train as you fight.

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What is the purpose of PRT?

To develop Soldiers’ physical capabilities to perform their duty assignments and combat roles in accordance with their units’ METL.

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Why is physical readiness important?

It ensures the soldier has the physical conditioning to fight and win wars.

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Why is mental readiness important?

It ensures the soldier has the wherewithal and cognition to fight when the fight turns chaotic.

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Why is sleep readiness important?

Sleep is where physical progress happens. You get stronger during recovery to the stimulus, not the stimulus itself. It also maximizes mental readiness, as cognition is crucial to winning wars.

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Why is nutritional readiness important?

Fat, slow, weak, and underfilled soldiers don't fight as hard. Soldiers need to ensure they have enough food and the right kinds of food to maximize performance.

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Why is spiritual readiness important?

Spiritual readiness provides purpose and motivation, and keeps soldiers resilient enough to push past difficult times.

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How long does an AFT stay current? How often do soldiers need to perform AFTs?

6 months

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What does PRT stand for?

Physical Readiness Training.

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What does H2F stand for?

Holistic Health and Fitness.

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Private Second Class-Level Questions

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What FM covers Physical Readiness Training (PRT)?

FM 7-22

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What are the physical components?

Muscular strength and endurance, aerobic and anaerobic endurance, and power.

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What are the structural capabilities?

Load tolerance, flexibility, static balance, body composition, and bone density.

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What are the movement skills?

Agility, coordination, dynamic balance, kinesthesia, pace, perception, and reaction time.

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What is strength?

The ability to overcome resistance.

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What is endurance?

The ability to sustain activity.

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What is aerobic activity?

Low-intensity activity for a long duration.

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What is anaerobic activity?

High-intensity activity for a short duration.

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What is mobility?

The functional application of strength and endurance.

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What is the overarching goal of the H2F System?

Soldier Readiness.

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What is the overarching physical training goal of H2F?

Movement Lethality.

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What is Movement Lethality?

The ability to physically engaged with and destroy the enemy.

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What is VO2 Max?

The highest amount of OXYGEN that can be used during MAXIMAL AEROBIC effort. VOLUME of OXYGEN consumed per kg of bodyweight per minute.

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Private First Class-Level Questions

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What are the 5 fundamental movement skills that PRT needs to train?

Climbing, crawling, jumping, landing, and sprinting.

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What is the mnemonic most people use to remember the 10 PRT Prep Drill Exercises?

Be right here real soon, we found privates behind Popeyes.

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What is the mnemonic most people use to remember the 8 PRT Recovery Stretches?

Officers really enjoy to show great confidence here.

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What does C-METL stand for?

Core Mission Essential Task List

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What does D-METL stand for?

Direct Mission Essential Task List.

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What are the three critical components of physical readiness?

Physical components, structural capabilities, and movement skills.

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What is reconditioning?

Restoring Soldiers’ physical fitness levels that enable them to safely progress to their previous level of physical conditioning.

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What is Physical Readiness?

The ability to meet the physical demands of duty or combat through strength, endurance, mobility, and resilience.

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What is Nutritional Readiness?

The capacity to sustain health and optimize performance by consuming the right foods and fluids in the right amounts at the right times.

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What is Sleep Readiness?

The capacity to obtain adequate, quality sleep to restore brain function, enhance decision-making, and support overall health and performance.

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What is Mental Readiness?

The development and application of cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal capabilities to handle the stress and complexity of military operations.

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What is Spiritual Readiness?

The ability to maintain one’s core beliefs, values, and sense of purpose, especially in the face of adversity or moral challenges.

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Who should be able to explain and demonstrate all PRT activities?

Anyone in charge of PRT, including officers and NCOs.

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What are the 3 phases of PRT?

Preparation, activities, and recovery.

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Specialist-Level Questions

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What are the 2 training phases of H2F?

Initial and sustaining.

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What principles does PRT follow?

Precision, progression, and integration.

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Tell me about our H2F program.

Each unit is different, so explain your battalion or unit's H2F program, including where it is located and the name of PRT professionals that run it.

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What are the 3 principles of H2F?

Optimization, Individualization, and Immersion.

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What are the five H2F domains?

Physical readiness, mental readiness, nutritional readiness, sleep readiness, and spiritual readiness.

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What is an SPRC?

Soldier Performance Readiness Center

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What is the Army standard for a brigade-sized unit SPRC?

40,000 square feet.

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What areas and equipment does an SPRC's outdoor training area include?

Obstacle Course, ACFT Testing Lanes/Track, Terrain Running Course, Sheltered Strength Training Racks, Containerized Strength Equipment, PT Fields, and Climbing Pods.

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What are the three training cycles?

Micro, Meseo, and Macro.

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Name all 10 PRT Prep Drill Exercises.

Bend and reach, Rear lunge, Rower, Squat-bender, Windmill, Forward lunge, Prone row, Bent-leg body twist, and Pushup.

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Name all 8 PRT Recovery Drill Stretches.

Overhead Arm Pull, Rear Lunge, Extend and Flex, Thigh Stretch, Single Leg Over, Groin Stretch, Calf Stretch, and Hamstring Stretch.

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