Army PRT Reviews – Page 4
3/5 rating based on 80 reviews. Read all reviews for Army PRT for iPhone.
Army PRT is free iOS app published by Army Training Support Center
Calculators stop working after 1 input
Shark Commando
Every time I calculate something, whether it’s APFT/ACFT score or body fat, I have to completely end the app in order to use it again. Even after hitting the reset button, it doesn’t allow me to add any information to the fields, thus having to close the app and re-open again.
Functionally Useless
rheididjd
Criticism first, then recommended fixes to follow. This app is what brass likes. It’s not what the force needs. So much effort went into replicating doctrine. Wow, awesome. Hope lots of folks at the IMT CoE are enjoying their OER/NCOER bullets. However, not near enough effort went into providing successful training plans or competent, concrete insight on what it will take to perform the ACFT well (not just pass!). If the Army is going to employ a test that uses gym equipment and employs pretty complex physical movements, the Army has an obligation to provide the training utilities to set the force up for success. And not just something that will help the lowest common denominators out there. If we train to the lowest common denominator standard then we all become the lowest common denominator. Recommended fixes. First, put the doctrine on one tab and dump doctrine talk for the rest of the app. Communication is everything and it’s impossible to communicate the important goals here to 19-21 years olds, or anyone really, when the instruction comes off like it was ghost-written by a toaster. Communicate well or don’t do the app. Second, like others here have asked for, create workout plans. Develop a set of stair-step plans for success based on beginner/introduction development up to strength building up to advanced level which would focus on getting maximum ACFT scores. Tailor plans for everywhere from six weeks out to six months out. Provide plans for people with gym access and plans for people without gym access. You do these things already, right? The Army employs plenty of people to do this, so I’m just telling you what you’ve already done, right? If not, just go to the folks with Thor3 and they’ll take care of this step for you. Third, provide nutritional guidance. This is a huge component to preparing for the ACFT yet there isn’t a single drop of knowledge on this app about nutrition. Get detailed, get the data out there, and get Soldiers eating well. Fourth, provide a comprehensive fitness tracker. Finally, accept that PRT (i.e. the pre-workout drilling) is a stupid, irresponsible use of people’s time and focus instead on maximizing the intended benefit of the Army’s holistic re-think on fitness over the past three years by enabling (and affirmatively encouraging!) master fitness trainers to do prep that makes sense for their groups. This should have been first but if I put it first folks would probably tune out. But trust me - on this last point about the PRT, the entire force is tuned in.
Great App
MSec56
I have been in the US Army for 6 years now and I refer tot his app for all of my PRT questions. It is a great resource for training on the ACFT. My only concern with this app is that it no longer has the breakdown of the PRT events. If they were reincorporated into the app, I would be happy to leave a 5 star review. Thank you for all the years of help you have given me and my peers!
Great start, but just a start.
smittyleeb
(Full disclosure: I’ve been out of the Army for several years. I just like to stay fit and really like the ACFT. I wanted to see what the Army’s put out in app land.) I’m one of those people that likes to have a plan and if I don’t, I get unmotivated. Bearing that in mind, why not put the sample PRT schedule (or something derivative) into a “workout tracker” type format? Or add a CFT score tracker so the Soldier can see how they’ve progressed over time? You could even keep what you’ve got so far, and when they open the app, you could have options like “Today’s PT”, “Reference material”, and “ACFT Score tracker” and allow the soldier to easily go back and forth with a sidebar or something; say if they’re unsure about the execution of a movement during the session, they can switch over to the reference material right quick. Just a thought. Solid start!
app freezes after acft score calculation
쬬
so you have to restart the app. trash. why every app army makes is totally trash. they just need to hire good people or company. it is simply the result of lack of passion who is in charge of making this app
Needs an update ASAP
Mari_68M
App needs an im update and more iPad friendly. Whenever I try to scroll down on a page all the screen goes up. (A bit difficult to describe)