TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01 - TRADOC - U.S. Army

TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01aspects of the training, which could double as “tactical fitness,” allowing the leader to considerincorporating a “functional fitness” into mission preparation.Fitness training goals during adeployment include maintaining missionperformance, reducing stress, andfacilitating rapid acclimation. Unit fitnesstrainers will be invaluable in designingfitness programs that address all threegoals.While the conditions of somedeployments may preclude the use offitness equipment, commanders shouldinclude appropriate equipment in theirloading plans for long durationdeployments. By providing a variety ofexercise options, Soldiers will be able maintain their individual fitness goals. Availableequipment will further allow Soldiers to perform the greatest variety of fitness training, whilealso increasing options for mission specific training.Implied in the Army’s capstoneconcept is a requirement for Soldiersto perform rapid acclimatization to anew AO. While bio-medicalresearch will result in technologyenablers that decrease the requiredtime, the critical role of fitnesstraining continues. Someacclimatization can occur prior todeployment, during deployment, orafter arrival in the AO. Unit fitnesstrainers, in collaboration with theunit’s medical and operations staff,will utilize the deployable fitnessprogram to expedite the unit’sacclimatization.4-6. ConclusionThis chapter outlines some basic current principles of physical fitness and fitness trainingprograms. It calls for changes in the Army’s approach to physical fitness to expand existingprograms into a more complete or holistic approach that takes into account all aspects of theSoldier’s well-being. Thus, the physical domain of the human dimension links inextricably withthe moral and cognitive domains. Soldiers who are healthy in body, mind, and spirit can functionat their peak no matter what the challenge. To maintain an effective force in the demands of the94