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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASH. - Physical readiness training is the Army’s way of ensuring soldiers stay fit and ready to fight on behalf of the American people.
On a drizzly Friday morning in late February, soldiers with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., could be heard echoing the sound of cadence as they conducted PRT at the start of their day to stay fit and focused for the future.
The Lancers returned to JBLM in January after a nine-month deployment to southern Afghanistan. Immediately after their return, soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division implemented a PRT program, which consists of organized physical training five days a week.
“(Doing PRT everyday) is a good way to slowly get up to where we (physically) need to be,” said Spc. Matthew Wade, who serves as an early warning station operator with HHC. “It is important to be physically ready to do our job.”
The Army PRT program consists of a balanced training program that prepares soldiers for the physical requirements of their job and acts as a way for soldiers to relieve stress.
“The new PRT program helps keep you fit and relieve stress,” said Master Sgt. Paul Griffith, who serves as the senior engineer noncommissioned officer in charge with 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. “This is important mainly because what you encounter during the day could be stressful, and this is one thing that can help you feel better.”
Leaders with HHC are optimistic that incorporating PRT into the daily routine will help soldiers avoid the usual pitfalls associated with the return to a more normal workload after along deployment.
“What I have seen in the past through the course of the war is we take these long breaks and people don’t get back in shape and become stressed,” said Griffith. “It is important to hit it right off the bat to put everybody back in the frame of mind that we are back at work and these are the standard things we do.”
| Date Taken: | 02.22.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 02.22.2013 22:30 |
| Story ID: | 102431 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US |
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