Physical readiness testing of surface warfare officers

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by  Hatch, William Decker.;Swinney, Lori Danette.;Crawford, Alice M.;Eitelberg, Mark J.

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
Monterey, California
THESIS
Physical ReadinessTestingofSurface Warfare Officers
by
William Decker Hatch II
and
Lori Danette Swinney
June 1991
Thesis Co-Advisor: Alice M. Crawford
Thesis Co-Advisor: Mark J. Eitelberg
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PHYSICALREADINESSTESTINGOFSURFACEWARFAREOFFICERS
12.PERSONALAUTHOR(S) Hatch,WilliamD.IIandSwinney,LoriD.
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TheviewsexpressedinthisthesisarethoseoftheauthoranddonotreflecttheofficialpolicyorpositionoftheDepartmentofDefenseortheU.S.
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17 COSATICODES 18 SUBJECTTERMS(continueonreverseifnecessaryandidentifybyblocknumber)
FIELD GROUP SUBGROUP PhysicalFitness,PhysicalReadinessTesting,BodyFat,AerobicFitness,SurfaceWarfare
Officers
19 ABSTRACT(continueonreverseifnecessaryandidentifybyblocknumber)
ThisstudyfocusedontheappropriatenessoftheNavy'sphysicalreadinesstest(PRT),particularlyasitappliestosurfacewarfareofficers(SWOs).
PhysicalrequirementsoffleetSWOswereaddressedthroughtwoseparatesurveysandanextensiveliteraturereview. DifferencesinfleetPRT
requirementsandphysicalrequirementssetforthbySWOaccessionsourceswerealsoexamined. Furtherreviewofliteratureallowedfor
evaluationoftheindividualcomponentsthatcurrentlycomprisethePRT,inadditiontopossiblealternatives. Methodsofbodyfatmeasurement
werealsopresented. Finally,situationswhichleadtodifficultiesintheadministrationofthePRTwereassessed,includingdeployments,scoring
ofthePRT,medicalwaivers,andattitudesandperceptionsofNavymembersconcerningthePRT. Basedoninformationobtainedintheseareas,
recommendationsweremadeforchangesinaccessionrequirements,PRTcomponents,andPRTadministration.
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Physical ReadinessTestingofSurface Warfare Officers
by
William Decker Hatch II
Lieutenant, United'States Navy
B.A., San Jose State University, 1982
and
Lori D. Swinney
Lieutenant, United States Navy
B.S., Lamar University, 1985
Submitted in partial fulfillment
ofthe requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
June 1991