2nd Battalion - 70th Armor Regiment
Takes the WWII PRT Challenge

In remembrance of Warriors past, 2-70 AR Conducted the World War II PT Test called the "Thunderbolt D-Day Challenge."

	Pull up   Squat Jump
	Push up   Sit up
300 Yard Shuttle Run		SHOW ME THE TEST!

World War II soldiers were required to maintain a high standard of precision and performance.  To accurately compare your soldiers to WWII soldiers, follow the.

Here are a few of 1LT Scatini's observations:

• Soldiers really need to practice the events prior to taking the test. Many soldiers had to be stopped after a few repetitions and corrected on their form.
• Support requirements were minimal. The only real piece of equipment necessary was the pull-up bars.
• I did require at least 22 graders who were knowledgeable about the exercises. I had graders stay at each station and that was the only exercise they graded to prevent any deviation in standards.
• I broke soldiers up in groups of 10 to 12 personnel.
• I did not have the soldiers test in a round-robin manner. In order to prevent different levels of fatigue at each station, soldiers executed the exercises in the exact same order (squat-jump, pull-up, sit-up, push-up, 300 yd. shuttle run.) This meant that for approximately 20-25 minutes the graders at the last station did not test anyone.
• The awards system agreed upon by our BN commander was as follows:

90% Average or better received an AAM, 4-day pass, and a battalion coin.

below 58% received a certificate of participation.

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