kaspir
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Until recently, I was not an extremely active person, but I have started to get in shape for the PAST. I have some concerns about the amount of time I have been given to prepare for the PAST. At this point, I have been to the recruiter, decided on CCT, taken my ASVAB, and started to get the necessary paperwork for my financial wavier together. That gives me about 2 months until I am able to go to MEPS. My recruiter says I have to take the PAST test no later than one week after going to MEPS. The financial wavier will be good for 30 days, so at maximum I have 3 months to prepare.
I go to school and work two part time jobs, so I try to make the most of my free time as possible. Basically, I wake up at 5 am and go to the YMCA which opens at 5:30. I swim till 6:30 and come home to get ready for work. When I get home, I follow the Stew Smith workout from his book The PFT Bible. Before a couple of months ago, I had never conditioned myself to run, and the same for swimming. So, I am basically a beginning runner and swimmer. I'm not worried about the pushups, sit-ups or pull-ups, but I am worried about doing them after the 25m x 2 underwater and 500m freestyle and then a 1.5 mile run.
I am hitting it hard, but I am having doubts about being able to pass this test. Does anyone think it is possible to get in that good of shape that quickly, or should I tell my recruiter that he should suspend me, and if so, how long do you think I should tell him I need? I can guess that most people will say that it depends, but anything more specific than that would be greatly appreciated.
PAST test requirements for CCT:
2 x 25M underwater swim (pass/fail)
500 M freestyle swim (11:42)
1.5 Mile Run (10:10)
Pull-ups: 8
Push-ups: 48
Sit-ups: 48
I go to school and work two part time jobs, so I try to make the most of my free time as possible. Basically, I wake up at 5 am and go to the YMCA which opens at 5:30. I swim till 6:30 and come home to get ready for work. When I get home, I follow the Stew Smith workout from his book The PFT Bible. Before a couple of months ago, I had never conditioned myself to run, and the same for swimming. So, I am basically a beginning runner and swimmer. I'm not worried about the pushups, sit-ups or pull-ups, but I am worried about doing them after the 25m x 2 underwater and 500m freestyle and then a 1.5 mile run.
I am hitting it hard, but I am having doubts about being able to pass this test. Does anyone think it is possible to get in that good of shape that quickly, or should I tell my recruiter that he should suspend me, and if so, how long do you think I should tell him I need? I can guess that most people will say that it depends, but anything more specific than that would be greatly appreciated.
PAST test requirements for CCT:
2 x 25M underwater swim (pass/fail)
500 M freestyle swim (11:42)
1.5 Mile Run (10:10)
Pull-ups: 8
Push-ups: 48
Sit-ups: 48