Well, since I've got the information here, I figure I might as well post it for everyone's benefit. Some of you may have heard that the the Navy is making changes to the physical readiness program. Well, here's the meat of the new one that is about to take affect on the next cycle.
--Steve
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ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
ROUTINE
R 021751Z APR 02 ZYB MIN PSN 343036J19
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
UNCLAS //N06110//
NAVADMIN 087/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
SUBJ/PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/PERS-601/01MAY2000//
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 6110.1F, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM.//
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE OUTLINES CHANGES TO REF A WHICH WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO THE REVISED INSTRUCTION AND EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 02.
MODIFICATIONS TO THE PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM WERE DEVELOPED BY
THE PHYSICAL READINESS WORKING GROUP WHICH WAS COMPOSED OF
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FLEET. THE WORKING GROUP PROVIDED
VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS AND SEVERAL LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT
SUGGESTIONS TO REDUCE DISSATISFIERS, ELIMINATE DEMOTIVATORS AND
IMPROVE THE PRESENT PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM.
2. CHANGES INCLUDE:
A. EVENT STANDARDS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR 5-YEAR AGE INTERVALS
RATHER THAN THE CURRENT 10-YEAR INTERVALS. THE CHANGE IN AGE
INTERVALS REQUIRES MODIFICATION OF PRT STANDARDS TABLES. THE NEW PRT
STANDARDS TABLES ARE LISTED ON THE PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM WEB
SITE (WWW.MWR.NAVY.MIL/MWRPRGMS/MISSUP.HTM).
B. PRT SCORING. THE LARGEST CONCERN FROM THE FLEET WITH THE
PRESENT PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM CENTERED ON OVERALL SCORING ON
THE PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT (PFA). A NEW SCORING SYSTEM HAS
BEEN DEVELOPED. NAVY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED TO FOCUS ON
THE PFA "SCORE" AS AN OUTCOME VICE A MEASUREMENT TOOL BECAUSE OF ITS
FORMER IMPACT ON FITREPS AND EVALS. TO BUILD A NAVY CULTURE OF
FITNESS, THE NEW PFA SCORING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE AREAS
WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN SEEK IMPROVEMENT AND HELP TO ESTABLISH
OBTAINABLE GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE OVERALL SCORE AND THE SCORES
FOR EACH EVENT OF THE PFA MERELY SHOW EACH INDIVIDUAL WHERE THEY
STAND IN RELATION TO OTHER NAVY MEMBERS OF THE SAME GENDER AND AGE
GROUP. ONCE AN INITIAL SCORE FOR AN EVENT IS ESTABLISHED, A NEW GOAL
CAN BE TARGETED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO WORK TOWARDS IN ORDER TO
ACHIEVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. SPECIFICALLY:
(1) PRT SCORING SYSTEM SHALL ASSIGN POINTS BASED ON
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES AND LEVELS. SCORES WILL BE AVERAGED TO
DETERMINE SAILOR'S OVERALL PRT PERFORMANCE.
POINTS ASSIGNMENT ARE:
CATEGORY LEVEL POINTS
OUTSTANDING HIGH 100
OUTSTANDING MEDIUM 95
OUTSTANDING LOW 90
EXCELLENT HIGH 85
EXCELLENT MEDIUM 80
EXCELLENT LOW 75
GOOD HIGH 70
GOOD MEDIUM 65
GOOD LOW 60
SATISFACTORY HIGH 55
SATISFACTORY MEDIUM 50
PROBATIONARY 45
FOLLOWING IS AN OVERALL SCORING EXAMPLE:
25 YEAR-OLD FEMALE DOES 91 CURL-UPS (EXCELLENT HIGH) 85 POINTS; 26
PUSH-UPS (GOOD MEDIUM) 65 POINTS AND COMPLETION OF THE 1.5-MILE RUN
IN 15:23 (SATISFACTORY HIGH) 55 POINTS. TO COMPUTE AN OVERALL SCORE
ADD INDIVIDUAL POINTS (85+65+55). IN THIS CASE THE TOTAL POINTS
EQUALS 205 POINTS. NEXT STEP IS TO DIVIDE THE 205 POINTS BY THREE.
THE RESULTING NUMBER 68, EQUALS TO OVERALL SCORE OF GOOD MEDIUM AS
SHOWN ON THE SCORING CHART. (THE CATEGORY AND LEVEL SCORE IS NOT
ACHIEVED UNTIL THE MINIMUM POINTS CORRESPONDING TO THAT CATEGORY AND
LEVEL ARE ATTAINED. YOU DO NOT ROUND UP).
(2) TO ESTABLISH OVERALL PRT PERFORMANCE, MEMBER MUST
PERFORM ALL THREE EVENTS, PUSH-UPS, CURL-UPS, AND A CARDIOVASCULAR
EVENT.
(3) MEMBERS WHO ARE MEDICALLY WAIVED FROM AN INDIVIDUAL PRT
EVENT SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNED AN OVERALL SCORE.
C. A PROBATIONARY PERFORMANCE CATEGORY IS ESTABLISHED
WHICH SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMAND
THAT WITHOUT CORRECTIVE ACTION, THE MEMBER IS IN DANGER OF NOT
ATTAINING STANDARDS. THOSE WHO SCORE AN OVERALL SCORE OF
PROBATIONARY SHALL JOIN INDIVIDUALS WHO FAILED THE PFA IN THE
COMMAND'S FITNESS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (FEP).
D. THE COMMAND FITNESS LEADER (CFL) IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO BE
AN E7 OR SENIOR. HOWEVER, CFL SHOULD NORMALLY BE E6 OR SENIOR.
3. FURTHER REFINEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER REVIEW:
A. SPRING 2002 PILOT PROJECTS WILL BE LAUNCHED TO STUDY
ALTERNATIVE STRENGTH AND CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING OPTIONS WITH GOAL OF
OFFERING ALTERNATIVES IN THE SUMMER OF 2003.
B. GUIDANCE ON INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS FOR PRT PERFORMANCE
AND/OR IMPROVEMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN 1 YEAR.
4. INFORMATION RELEVANT TO NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS AND NUTRITION
PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE AT NAVPERSCOM (PERS-651) WEB SITE
(WWW.MWR.NAVY.MIL/MWRPRGMS/MISSUP.HTM). INCLUDED ARE:
A. PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM GUIDANCE AND MATERIALS
B. NUTRITION PROGRAM GUIDANCE AND MATERIALS
C. PHYSICAL READINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRIMS)
D. PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
E. CFL TRAINING
(1) COURSE SCHEDULE
(2) QUOTA REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS
5. PHYSICAL FITNESS IS A CRUCIAL ELEMENT OF MISSION PERFORMANCE.
PROGRAM REFINEMENTS SUPPORT NAVY'S GOAL TO DEVELOP A CULTURE OF
FITNESS THAT WILL RESULT IN ENHANCED READINESS. MAINTAINING AND
IMPROVING FITNESS AND HEALTH REQUIRES COMMITMENT AND ACTION.
ONE MANNER TO PURSUE IS AN AGGRESSIVE COMMAND CAMPAIGN TO INTEGRATE
PHYSICAL READINESS TRAINING AND EDUCATION INTO THE WORKWEEK.
6. NAVPERSCOM POC IS LCDR NEAL CARLSON AT (901) 874-4242/DSN
882 OR E-MAIL: P651F@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
7. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
BT
--Steve
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ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
ROUTINE
R 021751Z APR 02 ZYB MIN PSN 343036J19
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
UNCLAS //N06110//
NAVADMIN 087/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
SUBJ/PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/PERS-601/01MAY2000//
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 6110.1F, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM.//
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE OUTLINES CHANGES TO REF A WHICH WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO THE REVISED INSTRUCTION AND EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 02.
MODIFICATIONS TO THE PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM WERE DEVELOPED BY
THE PHYSICAL READINESS WORKING GROUP WHICH WAS COMPOSED OF
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FLEET. THE WORKING GROUP PROVIDED
VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS AND SEVERAL LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT
SUGGESTIONS TO REDUCE DISSATISFIERS, ELIMINATE DEMOTIVATORS AND
IMPROVE THE PRESENT PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM.
2. CHANGES INCLUDE:
A. EVENT STANDARDS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR 5-YEAR AGE INTERVALS
RATHER THAN THE CURRENT 10-YEAR INTERVALS. THE CHANGE IN AGE
INTERVALS REQUIRES MODIFICATION OF PRT STANDARDS TABLES. THE NEW PRT
STANDARDS TABLES ARE LISTED ON THE PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM WEB
SITE (WWW.MWR.NAVY.MIL/MWRPRGMS/MISSUP.HTM).
B. PRT SCORING. THE LARGEST CONCERN FROM THE FLEET WITH THE
PRESENT PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM CENTERED ON OVERALL SCORING ON
THE PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT (PFA). A NEW SCORING SYSTEM HAS
BEEN DEVELOPED. NAVY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED TO FOCUS ON
THE PFA "SCORE" AS AN OUTCOME VICE A MEASUREMENT TOOL BECAUSE OF ITS
FORMER IMPACT ON FITREPS AND EVALS. TO BUILD A NAVY CULTURE OF
FITNESS, THE NEW PFA SCORING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE AREAS
WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN SEEK IMPROVEMENT AND HELP TO ESTABLISH
OBTAINABLE GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE OVERALL SCORE AND THE SCORES
FOR EACH EVENT OF THE PFA MERELY SHOW EACH INDIVIDUAL WHERE THEY
STAND IN RELATION TO OTHER NAVY MEMBERS OF THE SAME GENDER AND AGE
GROUP. ONCE AN INITIAL SCORE FOR AN EVENT IS ESTABLISHED, A NEW GOAL
CAN BE TARGETED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO WORK TOWARDS IN ORDER TO
ACHIEVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. SPECIFICALLY:
(1) PRT SCORING SYSTEM SHALL ASSIGN POINTS BASED ON
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES AND LEVELS. SCORES WILL BE AVERAGED TO
DETERMINE SAILOR'S OVERALL PRT PERFORMANCE.
POINTS ASSIGNMENT ARE:
CATEGORY LEVEL POINTS
OUTSTANDING HIGH 100
OUTSTANDING MEDIUM 95
OUTSTANDING LOW 90
EXCELLENT HIGH 85
EXCELLENT MEDIUM 80
EXCELLENT LOW 75
GOOD HIGH 70
GOOD MEDIUM 65
GOOD LOW 60
SATISFACTORY HIGH 55
SATISFACTORY MEDIUM 50
PROBATIONARY 45
FOLLOWING IS AN OVERALL SCORING EXAMPLE:
25 YEAR-OLD FEMALE DOES 91 CURL-UPS (EXCELLENT HIGH) 85 POINTS; 26
PUSH-UPS (GOOD MEDIUM) 65 POINTS AND COMPLETION OF THE 1.5-MILE RUN
IN 15:23 (SATISFACTORY HIGH) 55 POINTS. TO COMPUTE AN OVERALL SCORE
ADD INDIVIDUAL POINTS (85+65+55). IN THIS CASE THE TOTAL POINTS
EQUALS 205 POINTS. NEXT STEP IS TO DIVIDE THE 205 POINTS BY THREE.
THE RESULTING NUMBER 68, EQUALS TO OVERALL SCORE OF GOOD MEDIUM AS
SHOWN ON THE SCORING CHART. (THE CATEGORY AND LEVEL SCORE IS NOT
ACHIEVED UNTIL THE MINIMUM POINTS CORRESPONDING TO THAT CATEGORY AND
LEVEL ARE ATTAINED. YOU DO NOT ROUND UP).
(2) TO ESTABLISH OVERALL PRT PERFORMANCE, MEMBER MUST
PERFORM ALL THREE EVENTS, PUSH-UPS, CURL-UPS, AND A CARDIOVASCULAR
EVENT.
(3) MEMBERS WHO ARE MEDICALLY WAIVED FROM AN INDIVIDUAL PRT
EVENT SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNED AN OVERALL SCORE.
C. A PROBATIONARY PERFORMANCE CATEGORY IS ESTABLISHED
WHICH SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMAND
THAT WITHOUT CORRECTIVE ACTION, THE MEMBER IS IN DANGER OF NOT
ATTAINING STANDARDS. THOSE WHO SCORE AN OVERALL SCORE OF
PROBATIONARY SHALL JOIN INDIVIDUALS WHO FAILED THE PFA IN THE
COMMAND'S FITNESS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (FEP).
D. THE COMMAND FITNESS LEADER (CFL) IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO BE
AN E7 OR SENIOR. HOWEVER, CFL SHOULD NORMALLY BE E6 OR SENIOR.
3. FURTHER REFINEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER REVIEW:
A. SPRING 2002 PILOT PROJECTS WILL BE LAUNCHED TO STUDY
ALTERNATIVE STRENGTH AND CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING OPTIONS WITH GOAL OF
OFFERING ALTERNATIVES IN THE SUMMER OF 2003.
B. GUIDANCE ON INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS FOR PRT PERFORMANCE
AND/OR IMPROVEMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN 1 YEAR.
4. INFORMATION RELEVANT TO NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS AND NUTRITION
PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE AT NAVPERSCOM (PERS-651) WEB SITE
(WWW.MWR.NAVY.MIL/MWRPRGMS/MISSUP.HTM). INCLUDED ARE:
A. PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM GUIDANCE AND MATERIALS
B. NUTRITION PROGRAM GUIDANCE AND MATERIALS
C. PHYSICAL READINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRIMS)
D. PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
E. CFL TRAINING
(1) COURSE SCHEDULE
(2) QUOTA REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS
5. PHYSICAL FITNESS IS A CRUCIAL ELEMENT OF MISSION PERFORMANCE.
PROGRAM REFINEMENTS SUPPORT NAVY'S GOAL TO DEVELOP A CULTURE OF
FITNESS THAT WILL RESULT IN ENHANCED READINESS. MAINTAINING AND
IMPROVING FITNESS AND HEALTH REQUIRES COMMITMENT AND ACTION.
ONE MANNER TO PURSUE IS AN AGGRESSIVE COMMAND CAMPAIGN TO INTEGRATE
PHYSICAL READINESS TRAINING AND EDUCATION INTO THE WORKWEEK.
6. NAVPERSCOM POC IS LCDR NEAL CARLSON AT (901) 874-4242/DSN
882 OR E-MAIL: P651F@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
7. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
BT