<p>I heard that the Academy may be going to fleet standards for the PRT. Anybody else hear about this?</p>
<p>yep, heard it from a 2010 Midshipman</p>
<p>What are the fleet requirements and how do they differ.</p>
<p>An example on the difference betweens Fleet standards and Academy:</p>
<p>1.5 mile run:
Academy max time is 10 minutes and 30 seconds
Fleet max time is: 17-19 years old: 12 minutes and 30 seconds
20-24 years old: 13 minutes and 30 seconds</p>
<p>Also there is a difference in curls and push ups. I am not sure what the difference is.</p>
<p>The standards for the pushups and curlups are approximately the same as the current ones at the Academy (in some cases a bit higher too). Actually on my first fleet prt I just stopped my curlups at 101 only to find out that the max was something like 105.</p>
<p>That being said I think its a bit ridiculous that they are lowering the prt standards. Any 20 year old guy should be able to run a 10:30 mile and a half. The fleet standards are an absolute joke for someone training to be an officer.</p>
<p>those run times are the minimums, not the maximums. running a 10:30 barely passes at USNA</p>
<p>^^^ actually, those run times are the maximums.</p>
<p>Maximum would apply to push ups, sit ups, etc- which would have a "minimum" threshold- but the threshold for a run time is the "maximum" as in "maximum allowable time."</p>
<p>But here is another question.
I recall recently a firstie that was seperated just prior to graduation and commissioning for failing the run by 30 seconds. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Max pushups for males 17-19 is 92, max situps is 109.</p>
<p>In the fleet personnel are frequently given administrative discharges because of their inability to meet the weight standards. At one time I think the enforcement of the standards was very ad hoc. I am not sure what the enforcement is today.</p>
<p>There is more to the story about the Firstie who was dismissed. From what I understand, he was NOT a regular attendee of remedial PRT nor did he demonstrate the proper attitude. If I remember correctly, he became more vocal when he found out he had to pay the government back for his schooling. However, this is from what I read in media publications. I have no first hand knowledge.</p>
<p>When will these changes go into effect?</p>
<p>Bump Is this going to happrn?</p>
<p>have not heard anything about changes to PRT. As far as I know, it is business as usual.</p>
<p>Last I heard it is not happening this year. In the future is anybody's guess.</p>
<p>We've pretty much been told it isn't going to happen with Captain Klunder as the Dant. Most Mids are pretty happy about that.</p>
<p>Just to reaffirm what the previous posters said, Captain Klunder told us at the Dant's call that these changes will not be happening.</p>
<p>We are NOT going to the fleet standards FORTUNATELY. The physical standards here are already getting too weak, we don't need the minimums to drop more.</p>
<p>They did change the swimming requirements, though. I validated swimming, so I don't know the exact specifics. They'll follow when I can get ahold of them.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure the changes are intended to mirror the swim requirements encountered with specific service selections rather than lower the requirements that are already in place.</p>