Is it true at airborne school, you really run 7 minute 7:30 minute miles? ?

Question

This is what ive heard on yahoo answers, but guys I know that just came back from airborne say its about a 9 min mile pace?

Answer 1

As long as you pass your APFT dont worry about how fast they run.  It is no faster than 8 minute miles and usually slower than that. What you really need to be working on is doing pull ups that is what most airborne students have issues with.

Answer 2

It is a suppose to be 9 minutes but sometimes they make it a bit faster.  Not to many females can run that fast.

Answer 3

WARNING: WHEN CONDUCTING PHYSICAL TRAINING PRIOR TO THE BASIC AIRBORNE COURSE AT YOUR HOME STATION, DESIGN A PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: COMPLETION OF A 4-MILE RUN WITH A TIME OF 36 MINUTES OR FASTER AFTER CONDUCTING 30 MINUTES OF STRENUOUS ACTIVITY (MUSCULAR STRENGTH EXERCISES, MUSCULAR ENDURANCE EXERCISES, CALISTHENICS, AND GRASS DRILLS).

The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is used by the Basic Airborne Course (BAC) to ensure Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines meet minimum physical fitness requirements necessary to successfully complete Airborne training. In order to enter the course, the prospective student MUST score a MINIMUM of 60% on the lowest age group scale. This equates to 42 push-ups, 53 sit-ups, and a 15:54 or faster on the 2-mile run for males and 19 push-ups, 53 sit-ups, and an 18:54 or faster on the 2-mile run for females.

Physical fitness is conducted daily at the BAC for three reasons:

Esprit de corps - doing PT together reinforces training together.

PT sparks the mind and body to be ready for a full day of training.

PT provides cadre with a means to assess for injuries.

The BAC is NOT a physical fitness school. Our primary task is to teach members of the Department of Defense how to safely conduct static line parachuting. PT is included to indoctrinate Soldiers into the Army lifestyle and to ensure they are mentally and physically prepared for the rigors of daily Airborne training. A lack of either could be grounds for dismissal from the course.

Injuries. Many Soldiers try to "gut" through an injury so as not to be perceived as "weak." This can result in them becoming more serious injuries during the most critical phase of the course - jump week. Daily PT is yet another means of risk mitigation focusing on Soldier safety here at the BAC.

Hot and cold weather mitigation. All PT sessions are subject to change based on current weather and humidity conditions

Typical PT Session. You must participate in daily PT by completing the exercises and distance run. A typical daily PT session includes warm up exercises, Calisthenics, Guerilla/Grass Drills, Circuit Training or a 3.2 to 4-mile formation run. Males and females run in the same formation during PT and the average pace is approximately 9-minutes per mile.

Answer 4

i think its 8. maybe it's changed. it's called the airborne shuffle. if you can't do the two miles, in my opinion, in 13 minutes or less, please, go home.

for real! we don't like carrying people when we can barely hump our own stuff! this is no place for the weak!