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05-10-2016, 02:27 PM | #1 | |
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Personally, I loved it because we performed at three graduations and it was awesome performing at my own, but it wasn't nearly as 'hard' as the other normal divisions had. Just a little more stressful because we did a lot of stuff to do, in less time and we still had to do everything else lol.
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05-10-2016, 03:38 PM | #2 |
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Was PT as strenuous as the rest of the divisions had it? I'm also focused on getting as much PT as I can!
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05-11-2016, 12:09 AM | #3 | |
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However, you do still have to meet the same fitness requirements and academic requirements with less time available for either. In our case we were not only a 900 so we lost time to practice, but we our entire training group was ALSO a compressed schedule, so we lost even more time to that. To make up for it our RDCs hit the ground running with PT. We did a 5 minute sustained run the first day, then the next time we went to run was bumped up to 10 minutes, then 15 the next time, then 20 every time after that. This was basically 2-3 sessions ahead of schedule. As far as our in-compartment PT, they pretty much doubled whatever the book said to do that day. It sucked, but if you push through it and keep trying you will be golden come time for the PFA. I went to boot camp unable to do enough pushups or situps in the time limit to even pass, and was 2 minutes 30 seconds over on my max time for the run. By the end of boot camp I had gotten comfortably in the "good" range. |
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05-11-2016, 08:52 PM | #4 | |
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I can say that it helped me improve my run tremendously. I went from running my 1.5 in about 17+ (horrible, I know) and failing my first and second PFA to passing my final in 15:37, by the time I got to A-school I ran it in about 14:08 and did my last one in Meridian at 13:34...a huge improvement! I'll warn you that in my opinion, running at Freedom Hall sucks...ventilation is a joke haha, but don't be to worried about it. For me the push was getting the heck out of there when I was supposed to!
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05-11-2016, 09:55 PM | #5 |
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I can second Rach4USN's closing statement. Focus on whatever motivates you and push as hard as you can. For me it was what my wife's voice would sound like on the phone if I told her that I failed the final PFA. I am surprised I didn't finish faster than everyone haha!
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05-13-2016, 08:12 AM | #6 |
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I'm a GM. Love the job. Graduated this year too from A school. Currently at my first command.
You can visit your home since it's well within the 300 mile radius. I have gone to so many places during my time in GL from Canada, Upper Peninsula, St. Louis, WI, and even broke the rules and drive to Minneapolis-St. Paul. But yea, you can visit your home... thing is, you'll need a liberty buddy for all phases, unless you finish A school and become phase 3+, but that's also dependent on the barracks that you're placed in. Some barracks phase you up faster than others depending on their CoC and rules. I enjoyed some parts of GM A school, some parts I hated... mostly the instructors' issues. Probably because I've been to school longer than many of my classmates. But yea, I enjoyed my time in GL even though they were super strict compared to other A school training command bases. It really is what you make of it. |
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