What kind of physical training is involved at the Training Academy?
The physical demands of a typical training day are difficult for cadets who are unfit. A training day may include marching on parade (troop inspection) at 0615 hrs, “doubling” from class to class (double time marching; similar to a jog), or sparring in Physical Defence Tactic, marching/running/performing push-ups in drill, running 4 miles and climbing 9 flights of stairs… all before noon! After a quick lunch, the same troop may perform in the Sergeant Major’s noon parade, then attend a classroom lecture and a firearms training session in the afternoon. Missing the bus and having to run out to the firearms range, meeting an instructor to practice the PARE after classes and squeezing in a weight workout after supper may further compound the activity of the day. Be prepared to enter Cadet Training with a good level of physical fitness.
