Might not pass first fitness test

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jeremy0503

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I have been preparing myself for the ROTC fitness test for months now but it seems that I might not be able to meet the requirements for it since my time for the 2 mile run is 1 minute over the minimum requirement. I was wondering if this would lead to my three year scholarship from being revoked. I am also an incoming freshman in college.
 
You can do it !! Keep working at it. Maybe ask your high school track coach to check out your form? Give you some pointers??
 
Get a running partner who will push you! My dd is a member of the Raider team at her school and she just improved her 5K time by over 2 minutes because she was grouped with faster/stronger runners. You can do it!!
 
Back in the Jurassic period I went to field medical school for the second time. There's an interesting story on why I went again. I was in my thirties. I was in good shape, looked good in uniform, went to the gym most every day, and coached youth sports. Due to the reason I went again, I wanted to blow it away and excel in all aspects of the course. I did a little cardio in my daily workouts but wanted to increase my run capabilities. One of my corpsmen was a SEAL HM2 on two years shore duty. Rick, I'll call him--actually his name IS Rick. SEAL's first names aren't classified as far as I know. Anyway, he took me out and ran with me. Thrashed me even. Gave me a few running tips.

The best tip of all was and I quote, "Chief, if you want to improve your run times then you have to run." Roger that, young frogman. And I did. I zipped through field medical school--which is multi-times harder than Navy boot camp--like a young fella. Push-ups, sit ups, rope climb, runs, and humps. Blew them away.

Physical conditioning is the easiest thing to prepare for in these type of events. If one is in shape, no, in really good physical condition, then concentrating on the other stuff is easier.
 
jeremy0503 said:
I have been preparing myself for the ROTC fitness test for months now but it seems that I might not be able to meet the requirements for it since my time for the 2 mile run is 1 minute over the minimum requirement. I was wondering if this would lead to my three year scholarship from being revoked. I am also an incoming freshman in college.
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You have 3yr AD so you won't likely contract until fall 2022. Failing would possibly prevent any 'upgrade' but those aren't common anyway. Keep going after it and remember to practice all three events sequentially. As Kinnem said sprint intervals do help with speed in a 2 mile run. Once you get in shape to do well on a PT test ... stay in shape.
 
Since you said 2 miles, I assume you are in Army ROTC. You do not need to pass the APFT at the moment. You have to pass the CCFA to contract. Here are the standards:

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jeremy0503 said:
I have been preparing myself for the ROTC fitness test for months now but it seems that I might not be able to meet the requirements for it since my time for the 2 mile run is 1 minute over the minimum requirement. I was wondering if this would lead to my three year scholarship from being revoked. I am also an incoming freshman in college.
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First of all, lets change the attitude. You put in the hard work and be positive, you will pass.
Since your a Three Year recipient and are coming in as a Freshmen, you still have time before the 3 year scholarship comes into play.
As others have said on here, the best way to get better is to keep running. Do that but also eat a good and healthy diet, find others to help push yourself, and try other endurance activities such as swimming and biking. These activities can help improve your endurance when it comes to running.
 
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