S10Ep5 - The Navy & Fitness on a Boat (The Military Series)

<p><span style="font-weight: 300;">We’re on a boat! Niki Sims talks to CJ Gotcher and Andrew Jackson--Barbell Logic staff coaches, full-time employees, and Navy Veterans--about their experience with the Navy and the physical demands of the Navy, including how you squeeze through tight spaces. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">The Navy--and any organization that involves service on the water or out at sea, such as the Coast Guard--puts some unique demands and challenges for its service members. Sailors have to train while serving on a ship at sea and train while preparing for deployments on land. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Living accommodations on a ship are jam-packed, and for many Sailors the challenges are not carrying heavy loads for long distances, but the combined stress of sleep deprivation, long periods of time standing, and navigating a ship. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">The initial tests to enter the Navy or Naval Academy include medical requirements, evaluated with a physical, and events that generally aren’t tested again and bear little relation to everyday physical demands of a Sailor: duck walks, ball throws, and broad jumps.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Things going wrong in the Navy looks a little different than it does for the Army or Marines. A major concern--the thing all Sailors must be able to quickly combat--is a fire on the ship and flooding of the ship, such as if a missile hit a ship. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">The physical culture in the Navy really different from ship to ship, and even on a ship the culture can change dramatically with a different commanding officer. Generally, however, it was expected that Sailors needed to not fail and not be borderline. Expectations for officers were higher. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">CJ, Andrew, and Niki discuss the point of the physical readiness test in the Navy--and really in the military at large. Ultimately, it’s a screening tool. It serve