14-18 Annex B – ​Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Program

Cadet Administrative and Training Orders (CATOs)


General

1. The Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Program is a tool used to recognize cadet achievements in personal fitness.

2. This Annex will provide the criteria for awarding Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Levels.

Incentive Level Description

3. The Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Program identifies the cadet's level of achievement in personal fitness and includes the following four incentive levels:

  1. Bronze;
  2. Silver;
  3. Gold; and
  4. Excellence.

4. The fitness-area tests for the Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Program are to be conducted IAW CATO 14-18, Annex A, to include:

  1. the cardiovascular component, to include the 20-m Shuttle Run Test;
  2. the muscular strength component, to include:
    (1) the curl-up, and
    (2) the push-up; and
  3. the muscular flexibility component, to include:
    (1) the shoulder stretch, and
    (2) the back-saver sit and reach.

5. Cadet Fitness Assessment results will be validated by the assessment supervisor using the healthy fitness zone (HFZ) criteria located at Appendix 1 Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Level Standards – Males and Appendix 2 Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Level Standards – Females.  Individual cadet results can be tabulated using the Cadet Fitness Assessment and Incentive Level Results located at Appendix 3.  Individual cadet results can be collected and tabulated as a team using the Cadet Fitness Assessment and Incentive Level Team Results located at Appendix 4.

6. A Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Level is awarded as per the following:

  1. the lowest incentive level result from the four muscular strength and muscular flexibility tests shall be disregarded; and
  2. the overall incentive level shall correspond with the remaining lowest achieved incentive level from all three fitness components.

7. The cadet must achieve the minimum for the HFZ (Bronze) in the cardiovascular component in order to be awarded an overall incentive level because cardiovascular endurance is the most important component of fitness.

8. Example 1:  Cadet receives Silver in the 20-m Shuttle Run Test, Excellence in curl-ups, Silver in push-ups, Excellence in the Shoulder Stretch, and Bronze in the Back-Saver Sit and Reach.  The Bronze result is disregarded.  The cadet receives a Silver incentive level. 

9. Example 2:  Cadet receives Bronze in the 20-m Shuttle Run Test, Excellence in curl-ups, Excellence in push-ups, Nil in the Shoulder Stretch, and Bronze in the Back-Saver Sit and Reach.  The Nil result is disregarded.  The cadet receives a Bronze incentive level.

10. Example 3:  Cadet receives Nil in the 20-m Shuttle Run Test, Silver in curl-ups, Silver in push-ups, Excellence in the Shoulder Stretch, and Excellence in the Back-Saver Sit and Reach.  One of the Silver results is disregarded.  The cadet receives no incentive level (the overall incentive level cannot be higher than the incentive level achieved for the 20-m Shuttle Run Test). 

11. Each time cadets attempt the Cadet Fitness Assessment the results are to be tabulated to determine if they qualify for an incentive level.  Cadets who achieve a Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Level are considered to be in the HFZ.

Appendix

Appendix 1

Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Level Standards – Male

Appendix 2

Cadet Fitness Assessment Incentive Level Standards – Female

Appendix 3

Cadet Fitness Assessment and Incentive Level Results

Appendix 4

Cadet Fitness Assessment and Incentive Level Team Results

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