Pt Medical Clearance: Fill & Download for Free

FIRST check with your doctor and see if you are at all ready for physical exercise. IF you get medical clearance, THEN follow up with SGT Johnson’s recommendations. Getting in shape is a question of dedication, and one day at a time. As a lieutenant colonel commander, my boss, a senior executive service (general officer equivalent) beat me on a 10K run. I was used to the 2 mile PT run, but had NEVER done a 10K. It was time to get out and do some running, which I did. The next time we did the 10K, he did not beat me.

It wasn’t called “800” division when I went through (Nov 2007), since we were one of the the first (2) pilot divisions; could have changed since then (probably has), but to summarize at the time:-You do all the normal boot camp classes and training standards;-The PT was substantially more intense than regular divisions, and we worked out at least twice a day (in addition to regular boot camp fuckery);-In addition to the 2–3 RDCs normally assigned, we had 3 special operations personnel assigned to our division (mine was (2) SO1s and an SB1). They lead the the PT sessions which consisted of running really fast for 4–6 miles plus whatever else, or, 1–2k meter swims plus what ever else in morning. Afternoon may or may not have been led by them, but we still got special attention from every RDC at Great Lakes if they weren’t there;-We woke up an hour earlier than everyone else at boot camp to make our morning PT sessions (I wanna say we were up by 4 AM at the latest);-We had additional medical clearance to attend and PSTs to pass in order to keep our contracts.-We got screwed with much more than everyone else;-It’s probably more formalized now, but the spec war personnel treated it like a first filter in the pipeline. Believe my division started with 95 guys and graduated with 58. Nobody was a slouch coming in so that should tell you something.Definitely got harder from there, but boot camp physical intensity was not the same as normal Navy. Frankly I’d put it on par or slightly above Marine boot camp experiences based on story time with green-side friends when I was operational.-R

I can’t speak from experience, but my first thought is to get medical clearance from your doctor. Then, start with some off-ice work, which may include some PT (if prescribed/needed) to rebuild the strength and stability needed to be on the ice. Once you are able to return to the ice, take it slow, and really pay attention to your body. If there is a fear of falling, there’s nothing wrong with wearing extra padding. As you continue to get stronger and your confidence returns, you can start rebuilding your harder skating skills.