Air Assault School is a only ten day course
of instruction that teaches Air Assault techniques, but also is one of the most
physically challenging ten days in the Army.
Prior to AAS, you have to pass the Army
PFT plus pullups, perform a 12-mile unit march under three hours, and navigate
the TAAS obstacle course successfully to qualify for Air Assault Training. Pack this into a ten-day school where
you learn how to rig helicopters to carrying Army equipment and personnel, you
have one challenging course of instruction.
Once you report to AAS, you have to
repeat the TAAS obstacle course and run a 2 mile timed run. The TAAS obstacle course will test your
upper body strength, grip, agility, endurance, confidence, and ability to
perform at heights. During the
tough and demanding training events of the course, the students must avoid
becoming a safety risk to themselves, instructors, or other students. The TAAS obstacle course enables the
instructors to see before the training starts what personnel are scared of
heights and nervous under stressful conditions.
You will have daily PT of pullups,
pushups, situps, and runs of up to four miles. You will also have to do a six-mile foot
march with gear within 1.5 hours.
At the end of training, the students must complete a 12-mile foot march
with gear within three hours in order to graduate. The good news is this challenging course
is only ten days long. So, if you think you are going to attend the school in
order to get into better shape, think again. Ten days is not enough to get into
shape. In fact, you will likely
injure yourself if you attend in less than top physical
shape.
This six-week program will help you
with meet these challenges, but here are some great workouts to help with the
runs, PTs, and long foot marches as organized in the 6 Week AAS Preparation
Workout Plan:
Running and Foot marches the only way
to succeed at these events is to practice these events at least 6-8 weeks prior
to the course start date.
The four-mile track workout is a great
way to build speed and endurance for the two-mile timed run and the daily 3-4
mile runs at AAS:
Jog 1
mile at easy pace
Repeat 4
times
Sprint
400m
Jog
400m
Repeat 8
times
Sprint
200m
Jog
200m
Jog 1 mile at goal
pace for 2 mile run
Foot marches should
be done 1-3 times a week for at least six weeks prior to the
AAS:
|
|
Week
1
2 days a
week |
Week
2
2 days a
week |
Week
3
2 days a
week |
Week
4
3 days a
week |
Week
5
3 days a
week |
Week
6
2 days a
week |
|
Distance in
miles
with 20-50
lbs |
2
miles
and
2 miles |
2 miles and
3
miles |
3 miles and
3
miles |
3,6,6
miles |
4,8,10 miles |
2 miles and
12
miles |
For the PT workouts,
I would recommend doing the supersets workouts to build endurance and PT
pyramids to build strength.
Repeat 5-10
times
Pushups
10
Crunches
10-20
Wide pushups
10
Situps
10-20
Triceps pushups
10
Crunches
10-20
Pullups max reps
or 10-15 seconds Flexed
arm hang
For more info on the PT pyramids
see the PT
Pyramids article
in the Article Archive.
Thanks for the emails and keep them
coming. Hope this program help many
ace the school and place the Air Assault Badge on their chests.
If you are interested in the AAS Workout Program click the link:
The
Army Air Assault School Workout
