A Change from TC 3-22.20 to FM 7-22- Army Physical Readiness Training

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FM 7-22 is Army Physical Readiness Training. It is formally called TC 3-22.20. Similar material; different name. Being Army Tough is the result of tremendous physical fitness training. Until now, FM 21-20 has been used for decades to train America’s Army to go to battle. FM 7-22 has replaced the old FM, giving soldiers new strength and endurance sustaining exercises. 

Now you can have this same intense level of fitness. Whether you are a soldier, civilian or on the Delayed Entry Program, you can learn to exercise properly. FM 7-22, US Army Physical Readiness Training provides results. 

Soldier physical readiness is acquired through the challenge of a precise, progressive, and integrated physical training program. A well-conceived plan of military physical readiness training must be an integral part of every unit training program. This field manual prescribes doctrine for the execution of the Army Physical Readiness Training System.

 This publication comprises the print portion of Army physical readiness training. Companion portions are available on the internet. Terms that have joint or Army definitions are identified in both the Glossary and the text. This publication prescribes DA Form 705 (Army Physical Fitness Test Scorecard). The proponent for this publication is the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The preparing agency is the United States Army Physical Fitness School.

Motivating and Inspiring

7-27. Motivation is the reason for doing something or the level of enthusiasm for doing it. Motivation
comes from an inner desire to put effort into meeting a need. People have a range of needs. They include
basics, such as survival and security and advanced needs, such as belonging and a sense of
accomplishment. Awareness of one’s own needs is most acute when needs go unfulfilled.

7-28. Army leaders use the knowledge of what motivates others to influence those they lead. Knowing
one’s Soldiers and others who may be influenced, gives leaders insight into guiding the team to higher
levels of performance. Understanding how motivation works provides insight into why people may take
action and how strongly they are driven to act.

7-29. While it is difficult to know others’ needs, it helps to consider three parts that define motivation:

• Arousal: A need or desire for something that is unfulfilled or below expectations.
• Direction: Goals or other guides that direct the course of effort and behavior.
• Intensity: The amount of effort that is applied to meet a need or reach a goal.

7-30. The arousal, direction, and intensity of motivation produce at least four things that contribute directly
to effective task performance. Motivation focuses attention on issues, goals, task procedures, or other
aspects of what needs to be done. Motivation produces effort that dictates how hard one tries. Motivation
generates persistence in terms of how long one tries. The fourth product of motivation is task strategies
that define how a task is performed—the knowledge and skills used to reach a particular goal. Know

Leader Development

8-51. Leader development is a deliberate, continuous, sequential, and progressive process grounded in the
Army Values. It grows Soldiers and civilians into competent and confident leaders capable of directing
teams and organizations to execute decisive action. Leader development is achieved through the lifelong
synthesis of the knowledge, skills, and experiences gained through institutional training and education,
organizational training, operational experience, and self-development.

8-52. Leader development takes into consideration that military leaders are inherently Soldiers first and
must be technically and tactically proficient as well as adaptive to change. Army training and leader
development therefore centers on creating trained and ready units, led by competent and confident leaders.
The concept acknowledges an important interaction that trains Soldiers now and develops leaders for the
future.

8-53. The three core domains that shape the critical learning experiences throughout Soldiers’ and leaders’
careers are—

• Institutional training.
• Training, education, and job experience gained during operational assignments.
• Self-development.

What the Army Physical Readiness Training Manual Offers

The APRT:

• Provides Soldiers and leaders with the doctrine of Army Physical Readiness Training.
• Reflects lessons learned in battles past and present, time-tested theories and principles and emerging trends in physical culture.
• Helps ensure the continuity of our nation’s strength and security.
• Prepares Soldiers physically for full spectrum operations.
• Explains training requirements and objectives.
• Provides instructions, required resources and reasons why physical fitness is a directed mandatory training requirement as specified in AR 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development.
• Allows leaders to adapt PRT to unit missions and individual capabilities.
• Guides leaders in the progressive conditioning of Soldier strength, endurance and mobility.
• Provides a variety of PRT activities that enhance military skills needed for effective combat and duty performance.

Physical Training Activities. APRT

This addresses specific PRT goals in the areas of strength, endurance and mobility. It takes most of the training time (30 to 60 minutes). Conduct at least two strength and mobility days and two endurance and
mobility days each week, with one endurance and mobility training session consisting of speed running. Follow
the guidelines listed below:
􀁺 Conduct strength and mobility training every other day.
􀁺 Conduct endurance and mobility training (running) every other day. This also applies to foot marches
more than 5 km in the toughening phase.
􀁺 Avoid conducting foot marches and endurance and mobility training on the same or consecutive
days.
􀁺 Perform speed running once per week, preferably in the middle of the week. In the sustaining phase,
speed running may be conducted twice per week for well-conditioned Soldiers.
􀁺 A typical five-day training week will include two or three strength and mobility days that alternate
with two or three endurance and mobility days.
􀁺 Conduct the preparation drill before the APFT. If required, Soldiers may perform push-ups in
conditioning drill 1 on their knees. After the conclusion of the AFPT, the recovery drill is conducted.
􀁺 Schedule APFTs so Soldiers have advance notice. Preferably, the APFT should be scheduled on
Monday to allow for recovery provided by the weekend. If the APFT is not conducted on a Monday,
no PRT should be conducted on the day before the APFT.

The Goal of US Army Physical Readiness Training PRT

GOAL
5-1. The overall goal of the Army Physical Fitness Training Program is to develop Soldiers who are
physically capable and ready to perform their duty assignments or combat roles and to promote good health,
resiliency and physical readiness through exercise. To best plan PRT to achieve this goal, leaders must know
the PRT system. Chapter 2 explains the Army PRT goal. Adherence to the exercise principles of precision,
progression and integration are key to program effectiveness and injury control. These principles of exercise
should be used in developing all PRT schedules.

Site Assessment-From the Ranger Handbook February 2011

Rangers should determine the following information while reconnoitering and selecting a mountain site:

(1) The size, slope, amount of surface debris, and the area covered by shadows and obstacles in and around the site.

(2) The approximate direction, speed, and characteristics of the wind.

(3) The inbound route, if necessary. When the pilot cannot land due to a steep slope, the aircraft may terminate at a hover to off load troops and supplies.

(4) The departure route, which should orient into the wind and over the lowest obstacles.

BASIC COMBAT TRAINING-From TC 3-22.20

4-2.   The training program in BCT provides foundational fitness and fundamental motor skill
development. New Soldiers report to BCT at various levels of physical readiness and ability. During
the first weeks of training, the focus is on progressive training of the whole body. To minimize
the risk of injury, Soldiers must perform exercises precisely. Also, their intensity must progress
gradually. The toughening phase BCT training schedules in Chapter 5, Planning Considerations, when
executed to standard, provide the proper training intensity, exercise volume and gradual
progression appropriate to improving physical fitness and controlling injuries. Commanders should
evaluate each new Soldier who falls below the BCT standard and give special assistance to improve
deficiencies. Supplemental training should not punish a new Soldier for the inability to perform
well. Commanders and PRT leaders need to realize that it takes at least six to eight weeks to begin
positive changes in physical fitness levels. Therefore, some Soldiers may require additional time
to make the improvements required to meet Army standards.