Hey Greg, so the terrain will depend on where you go. At Fort Benning, for the two mile run, we were on paved sidewalks/paths and there were "rolling hills" throughout. There weren't any areas that were incredibly steep, but it wasn't flat either. Because the rucks were longer than the run, we used a completely different route. We were on paved roads for most of it, but I do recall some areas that were more like gravel roads than paved. Hill-wise, there were more flat areas, but when there were inclines, they were considerably longer. Again, nothing SUPER steep, but that slight incline might continue for half a mile. I'd expect that to be similar at other places, but they work with what they have. The terrain, itself, wasn't a huge deal for most people; it was the humidity, lack of conditioning, or lack of equipment preparation (top-heavy ruck, new shoes, etc.) that caused the most pain overall.
@@Whatx22 Sorry for the late reply. We didn't get "smoked" per say, but we did do some PT as a "warm up" and "cool down." Probably more than I would normally do to get ready for (or recover from) a run, but I know for a fact that we didn't get smoked nearly as much as you would at other places. Even the black hats acknowledged that they didn't like using PT as a punishment. They still did when people wouldn't listen, etc., but there had to be a reason; they wouldn't just do it as part of the schedule, which has been the case at some other places from what I hear.
Sir can you talk about the terrain in air assault? Like two mile run is it flat ground, and the rucks what terrain can we expect? Hills etc
Hey Greg, so the terrain will depend on where you go. At Fort Benning, for the two mile run, we were on paved sidewalks/paths and there were "rolling hills" throughout. There weren't any areas that were incredibly steep, but it wasn't flat either. Because the rucks were longer than the run, we used a completely different route. We were on paved roads for most of it, but I do recall some areas that were more like gravel roads than paved. Hill-wise, there were more flat areas, but when there were inclines, they were considerably longer. Again, nothing SUPER steep, but that slight incline might continue for half a mile. I'd expect that to be similar at other places, but they work with what they have. The terrain, itself, wasn't a huge deal for most people; it was the humidity, lack of conditioning, or lack of equipment preparation (top-heavy ruck, new shoes, etc.) that caused the most pain overall.
@@ShadowFlyer At Ft. Benning did you guys get smoked before the two mile run or after?
@@Whatx22 Sorry for the late reply. We didn't get "smoked" per say, but we did do some PT as a "warm up" and "cool down." Probably more than I would normally do to get ready for (or recover from) a run, but I know for a fact that we didn't get smoked nearly as much as you would at other places. Even the black hats acknowledged that they didn't like using PT as a punishment. They still did when people wouldn't listen, etc., but there had to be a reason; they wouldn't just do it as part of the schedule, which has been the case at some other places from what I hear.