How do you guys feel about a soldier working out outside after work in his OCPs without a top?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:14:54 -0500

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2019 8:16 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:16:34 -0500

Do You mean without an undershirt or with an undershirt without the ocp jacket?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2019 8:17 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:17:22 -0500

Without the jacket

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2019 8:18 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:18:07 -0500

I feel like going bare chested isn't a good look but I think dropping your blouse for a workout is acceptable. Me personally, I feel more comfortable at the gym in designated exercise clothes so I make sure I plan my day accordingly.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2019 8:30 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:30:42 -0500

On post? Why not. Let’s say sm’s are told stay close. your not released officially. go to the gym, pop top and hit it hard. Some soldiers may get 1hr lunch. Less time changing = more time lifting. Off post, I wouldn’t do it.

Response by SMSgt Thor Merich made Feb 1 at 2019 8:50 PM

SMSgt Thor Merich — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:50:14 -0500

There was a time in the Army when work out clothes were fatigue pants, t-shirts, and unbloused boots. In other words, the PT uniform was it was the standard uniform without the shirt.

With that in mind, I don’t see it as a problem working out in uniform instead of PT gear.

Response by MSG Frank Kapaun made Feb 1 at 2019 9:09 PM

MSG Frank Kapaun — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:09:16 -0500

This sounds like something they would ask at Taco Tech aka The Sergeants Majors Academy.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Feb 1 at 2019 9:34 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:34:20 -0500

SSG Private RallyPoint Member is he at a workout station like a pull up bar in the unit area or is he just free range doing turn and bounces and wandering around? Circuit training in a unit PT area?

Is there are Command policy in place related to PT, a unit fitness area, etc? Comply with policy.

If this were my Battalion....If he is using outdoor PT equipment and or in a designated PT area, recommend slapping him on the back and commend his initiative. If he is just meandering around, put some common sense bounds on it and tighten it up. Encourage the PT in such a way that professionalism, good order and discipline are preserved. When the PT is complete, get back into uniform prior to departing the area.

Easy way to fix this: have the Commander issue a policy that designates a defined area in the unit area where soldiers may do hip pocket PT without tops on. Have it lay out when, how, and where the uniform may be modified. A Commander can dictate what the uniform is in his unit area. Post a laminated copy at the perimeter of the area. Someone jumps Neck deep in your stuff, be polite and professional and inform them you're in a designated area for modified PT by your commander.

Response by SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint made Feb 1 at 2019 9:38 PM

SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:38:12 -0500

I remember running in boots....crappy boots.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Feb 1 at 2019 10:06 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:06:54 -0500

Great idea! Better to work out w/o a blouse than to be constricted in movement.

On base, so what, actively engaged or recovering from exercising should be ignored for uniform status.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2019 11:21 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 23:21:09 -0500

That's still the uniform for the PT test at Ranger School. I think it shows initiative.

Response by LTC John Griscom made Feb 2 at 2019 6:40 AM

LTC John Griscom — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 06:40:00 -0500

No problem.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Feb 2 at 2019 7:22 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 07:22:55 -0500

On base, wearing a T-shirt. Should not be a problem. Now if he starts jogging and getting out of his space? Thank you for your service.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2019 9:40 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 09:40:34 -0500

I think people have already hit the nail on the head with this. It is all situational depending on location and command/post policy. Most Soldiers on my post go to the gym during lunchtime to get a quick workout in. We just take our ACU top off during our workouts. If it is outside of the gym and still on-post and in a designated workout area (i.e. pull-up bars) then the same applies (ACU top off is fine). Now, if there is a command/post policy that specifically states otherwise then just follow that.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2019 10:14 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 10:14:10 -0500

PT outside the company on the grass or in the pit in OCPs with or without blouse is fine.
It's a time saver and personal preference. When I was at Campbell the gym was a block away from my team room and changing to pt gear only takes a minute.
Now, headgear with the bow tie is a different matter...

Response by MSG Louis Alexander made Feb 2 at 2019 8:53 PM

MSG Louis Alexander — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 20:53:59 -0500

Why? Wouldn't it be fitting using a gym?

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2019 11:12 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 11:12:42 -0500

I do it all the time to get my workouts in during lunch. It's specifically authorized in many of the gyms I work out in in a local policy.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2019 12:27 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 12:27:33 -0500

On post, go for it. As another person mentioned, maybe they were told stay close but not released. If they are doing something to better themselves I really wouldn't care and I certainly wouldn't try to hinder that.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2019 4:59 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:59:00 -0400

We used to do this all the time at Ft. Bliss. I’d sometimes go to the gym at lunch if I wasn’t hungry and lift.