The development and optimisation of a quantitative physical fitness scoring system for use amongst Naval Service personnel

Physical fitness in Spanish naval cadets. A four-year study

“…However, the test with the longest duration used in the current battery of tests is the 1000 m race, which is supposed to assess cadets' stamina, but this test is at the lower limit of assessing this data field. In other studies, the VO 2 max is assessed based on tests that include a minimum of 1600 m [17], in some cases up to 3000 m in specific physical fitness protocols [18], and in a few cases nearly 4800 m [10], with the most commonly adopted distance being the 2400 m used by the American Navy and the British Royal Navy [3,17]. Wilkinson et al [19] in their study observed a direct correlation between the 2400 m race and the multistage fitness test, these representing a practical means of assessing aerobic fitness when space is limited.…”

“…Finally, a limitation to the internal validity of this study lies in the fact that some of the cadets do not perform in the tests at their maximum capacity because those who reach the minimum marks required for each academic year do not necessarily seek the best performance in the different tests. In addition, another limiting aspect when it comes to being able to trace and relate the physical condition of MNAM cadets is that their 1000 m test differs from other armies that focus their endurance tests on distances close to 2500 m [3,17]. Another aspect that may compromise the external validity of our study is the fact that the protocol described for the evaluation of vertical jumping, for example, and that's still used in the Spanish Army are not currently those used in the sports and health field and it would be necessary to update the protocol and tool to be used to enable comparison with samples of similar characteristics (other military personnel, local police, firefighters, ...); however, not committing the internal validity of the same.…”

“…Military physical readiness largely depends on soldiers maintaining their general health and physical fitness at a level which enables them to perform their requisite occupational duties in garrison and deployment environments [1][2][3]. A physically capable force is required to perform essential military tasks.…”

Physical Fitness in Spanish Naval Cadets. A 4-year Study

“…There does indeed seem, therefore, to be coherence between the tests used to access physical tness and the training programme developed, but not quite, because the larger duration test used in the current battery tests is the 1000m race and that it is supposed to access cadets' resistance, however this test is at the limit of accessing this aspect. In other studies, the VO 2 max is accessed based on tests that include a minimum of 1600m [17] and being in some cases 3000m in speci c physical tness protocols [18], in few cases near the 4800m [10], and being the most adopted 2400m used for the American Navy and the British Royal Navy [3,17].…”

“…Military physical readiness largely depends on Soldiers maintaining the level of general health and physical tness to perform their requisite occupational duties in garrison and deployment environments [1][2][3]. A physically capable force is required to perform essential military task.…”