Physical combat proficiency test (PCP Test) conducted to judge the level of physical fitness among cadets in Basic Training at a United States Army training academy. The cadets undergoing the test perform events like 40 yard low crawl, dodge run and jump test, 150 yard men carry, mile run. A Drill Sergeant makes the cadets perform exercises. Cadets trained in guerrilla warfare. Cadets undergo dual combat training and hand to hand combat training. They again undergo tests as officers judge them.
American soldiers undergo Advanced Individual Training (AIT) for maintaining physical fitness at the unit level. Group of U.S. Army recruits having completed basic training stands in line and boards a bus with their duffel bags to head to initial assignments. At initial assignments, physical training continues, as drill trainers give technical instructions to the soldiers. They undergo physical exercises, rifle drill, marching, rugged grass drill, obstacle course. U.S. Army soldiers practice bayonet tactics. Soldiers also learn hand to hand combat tactics and play soccer to maintain their fitness.
U.S. Army soldiers line up as officer hands each an award document on completion of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) and congratulates each one. Scenes of U.S. Army soldiers undergoing specialized training, including paratroopers training on towers and ziplines, rangers, and Special Forces learning tracking skills and honing hand-to-hand combat skills. Soldiers of Special Forces with camouflage make up on their faces trained in guerrilla and jungle warfare.
U.S. Army soldiers trained at unit level to maintain their fitness in the United States. Soldiers march, play team sports like rugby, run cross country, workout. At a swimming pool, they undergo water survival test and swim with a rifle for 15 meters in a pool. Soldiers learn hand to hand combat tactics. Soldiers and paratroopers in simulated combat situations.
Opening scenes are paintings illustrating the physical rigors surmounted by earlier Americans, from the pioneers through World Wars I and II. View of Strategic Air Command B-52 bombers parked on a flight line. Ground crew makes adjustment on advanced cruise missile fastened under a wing. Air Force air traffic controllers in a control tower. An Air Force airman playing with his child. A forklift being employed to move heavy cargo from a flatbed truck. Air Force personnel seated at duty stations with few physical demands. An Airman seated at home passively watching television with a boy (his son) in the family living room. An Air Force Captain, Flight Surgeon, discusses deleterious effects of automation, etc. on physical fitness of service personnel. View of an Air Force male subject being tested on a treadmill, while his vital signs are being constantly monitored. Results from group studies show only 5% in excellent physical condition. The Flight surgeon is seen, again, exhorting Air Force personnel to pursue physical fitness, for themselves, and their country.
Woman seen backing her 1962 Ford Galaxie convertible car out of carport of her house in the suburbs. Her husband is seated on a motorized lawn mower. View from inside Ford convertible as housewife backs out of the driveway and leaves driving on suburban streets; while her husband proceeds to cut the grass in the front yard, relying on motor power rather than personal exertion. Likewise, the woman driving along in her car, exerts little effort. Air Force personnel in uniform, at work in an office setting also expend little energy. A group of Air Force men engaged in calisthenics. A man exercising with dumbells for exercise and fitness. A man playing golf. Couples riding tandem bicycles, and paddling canoes. A group of men performing calisthenics and doing pushups. Several people swimming at a pool. Children being taught to swim by their father. Youth engaged in group swimming activities. A group of boys on a swim team line up and dive into the swimming pool.
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