JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. (Army News Service, Oct. 10, 2014) -- Before the sun peeks over the horizon, the Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), are already hard at work preparing the caisson horses for the day's solemn duties.
US Military Careers. U.S. Army soldiers are required to take a physical fitness test at least once each calendar year that measures their muscle strength, cardiovascular strength, and endurance. The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) test uses three events to measure physical fitness: push-ups, sit-ups, and a timed two-mile run. Soldiers must score a minimum of 60 points on each event.
Fortunately for him and the Army, the team at the U.S. Army Physical Fitness School - a unit that falls under Hertling's command at the U.S. Army Basic Training Center of Excellence at Fort Jackson, S.C. - had spent the last decade in an all-out effort to rewrite the Army's manual on physical readiness training.