7 December 1992

NSCC ACTION LETTER 7-92

1. Background. The need for a physical fitness program has been highlighted by the number of cadets arriving at NSCC recruit training not prepared for the strenuous physical regimen involved.

2. Discussion. Physical fitness training is essential to the development of cadets, ensuring their readiness for the demands of the summer training program. The physical fitness program, enclosure (1), will accomplish that purpose. We have developed a program which requires: (1) scheduled unit physical training; and, (2) successful completion of a physical fitness test prior to departure for training. The NSCC program borrows from the President's Challenge Physical Fitness Program. As a motivational device commanding officers are encouraged to enroll their units in the national program so that cadets, with their work in the unit as basis, may go on and work to attain the physical fitness criteria of the President's program and win the recognition and awards that the program provides, This can be done by writing to: President's Challenge, Poplars Research Center, 400 East 7th ST, Bloomington, IN 47405.

3. Action. Unit Commanding Officers will:

1. Brief all hands on the contents of reference (a). No one involved with training cadets will force cadets to perform excessive/strenuous physical exercises which might cause exhaustion and/or result in a life threatening situation.
   
   
2. Incorporate the exercises illustrated in enclosure (1) into the unit physical fitness training program.
   
   
3. Schedule physical fitness training at least once per Record physical fitness scores on the Monthly Cadet Exercise Chart enclosure (2).
   
   
4. Encourage cadets to participate in sports, athletic and daily physical fitness exercises.
   
   
5. Each cadet will be required to pass the NSCC Minimum Physical Fitness Standards, enclosure (3). Cadets scheduled to attend NSCC Recruit Training must pass the minimum standards.

PRIOR TO submission of the NSCTNG 001. The NSCTNG 001 will be annotated on the back, just above the COs signature with "PASSED NSCC MINIMUM PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS", those without the endorsement will be returned to the unit. Cadets who fail to pass the test will not attend training.

4. Cancellation. This Action Letter will remain in effect until incorporated into the NSCC/NLCC Advancement and Training Manual.

K. T. Weaver

Distribution:
NSCC Headquarters Representatives
NSCC Regional/Associate Regional Directors
NSCC/NLCC Unit Commanding Officers