With feedback generally positive, two members of 39 Engineer Regiment told us what they’d made of the new-look tests...
LCpl Aron Williams, RE
“With the broad jump, medicine ball throw and sprints no longer included, it’s shorter so it takes less time to complete, which is a good move – especially if there are 70 of you trying to get through it on a Wednesday morning. For me, the main thing I’ll be working on between now and the next time I do it is the pull-ups. The press-ups, the two-kilometre run and the deadlifts were all very achievable. Overall, I prefer it to the soldier conditioning review.”
SSgt Liam Rooney, RE
“People understood the SCR was backed by science, but from the soldier’s perspective things like the ball throw didn’t mean much. I see the benefit of adding the press-ups back in, which used to be part of the old personal fitness assessment, because pushing your body up off the floor is an important functional movement. I noticed I’d gone downhill a bit on those, so that’s something I’ll carry on working on – although I had no issues meeting the minimum standard.”
