{"id":45575,"date":"2023-07-03T19:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T19:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/03\/navy-prep-course-aims-to-launch-hundreds-of-recruits-into-the-fleet\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:59:58","slug":"navy-prep-course-aims-to-launch-hundreds-of-recruits-into-the-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/07\/03\/navy-prep-course-aims-to-launch-hundreds-of-recruits-into-the-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy prep course aims to launch hundreds of recruits into the fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/07\/26\/army-plans-prep-course-to-help-hopeful-soldiers-lose-weight-improve-test-scores\/\" target=\"_blank\">preparatory course focused on fitness and nutrition<\/a> seeks to push hundreds of new recruits into the fleet this year \u2014 even as the military branches struggle with attracting new members and the Navy is expected to miss its accession targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Future Sailor Preparatory Course, which kicked off in April with 42 potential recruits, aims to eliminate recruiting barriers that prevent individuals from serving, while also maintaining current standards. The course focuses on providing individuals who are as much as 6% above entry body-fat standards for accession training, with physical fitness, nutrition and life skills training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/30\/navy-hits-its-active-duty-enlisted-recruitment-goals-but-not-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\">based out of Recruit Training Command<\/a> at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois, is projected to add an additional 338 sailors to the fleet ithis fiscal year, according to Lt. Mack Jamieson, a spokesperson for Naval Service Training Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that could change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program has the capacity to expand and train even more future sailors prior to boot camp, according to Capt. Frank Brown, director of operations at Naval Service Training Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe program is based on the fact that recruiting is being challenged right now,\u201d Brown told Navy Times. \u201cWe do have capacity to potentially go all the way up to one full training group, so we could potentially go all the way up to 1,000 recruits in this program. \u2026 I believe as awareness builds on the program, I\u2019m optimistic that we\u2019ll see those numbers continue to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon successful completion of the course &#8212; meeting or falling below the Navy\u2019s body-fat standards for entry training &#8212; individuals head to a Basic Military Training division to complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/01\/08\/navy-boot-camp-lengthened-to-10-weeks-to-prepare-recruits-for-life-in-the-fleet\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 weeks of boot camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/03\/13\/navy-seeks-to-increase-end-strength-amid-recruitment-challenges\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/220923-N-WU964-1115.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy seeks to increase end strength amid recruitment challenges<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy wants to bolster its active-duty end strength by more than 5,000 sailors in fiscal 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program is modeled after the Army\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/08\/31\/prep-course-pilot-breaks-basic-training-norms-and-just-might-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">Future Soldier Preparatory Course<\/a>, implemented in August 2022, which includes a fitness program that aims to lower potential recruits\u2019 body fat, as well as an academic program geared toward boosting their Armed Forces Qualification Test scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A physical therapist for the Navy designed the fitness curriculum for the Navy\u2019s program using principles from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navyfitness.org\/fitness\/noffs-training\" target=\"_blank\">Navy Operational Fitness and Fueling System<\/a>, known as NOFFS. That system strives to provide Navy sailors with guidance on how to train safely and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also focuses on low-impact strength training, and uses such equipment as resistance bands, sandbags or free weights if available, according to Lt. Maria Spencer, an operations analyst with Naval Service Training Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut one of the utilities of the NOFFS system is that most of the workouts can be done primarily with just body weight,\u201d Spencer told Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/06\/30\/navy-cancels-plan-to-force-recruiters-to-work-six-days-a-week\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/18_Cover-package-Navy.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy cancels plan to force recruiters to work six days a week<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The about-face comes one day after Navy Times reported that recruiters had been ordered to work six days a week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That helps instructors cater to an individual\u2019s specific fitness level for the Future Sailor Preparatory Course, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome may be coming in with higher fitness or lower fitness than someone else within their cohort,\u201d Spencer said. \u201cThe instructors can see that and can scale the workouts accordingly for each individual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NOFFS system also includes a nutritional component, which teaches students how to balance their servings to receive the right balance of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, Spencer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than track calories or macronutrient intake, which typically requires the use of a cell phone, those participating in the program are taught broader principles such as serving size portion recommendations, accompanied with visuals. Sailors can use that guidance in the fleet to make appropriate nutritional choices a lasting habit, Spencer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re learning how to construct their own plates to meet their nutritional needs as well as fuel themselves for their workouts and activities that they\u2019re doing,\u201d Spencer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The curriculum supplements the fitness and nutritional components with academic coursework geared toward sleep hygiene, and basic militarization to familiarize potential recruits with how to wear a uniform, The Sailor\u2019s Creed, and other Navy core values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUltimately, when they get into boot camp, into Basic Military Training, having a leg up on that is going to help them to succeed and excel in that realm as well,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service determined the three-week program structure was optimal for safely losing body fat needed to meet Navy entry standards, after evaluating data from the Army\u2019s preparatory course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFolks are coming in pretty close to the body-fat composition needed already,\u201d Brown said. \u201cSo, if they\u2019re only 1% or 2% over \u2014 just by getting in a structured environment, having a change in diet and getting the physical fitness going \u2014 in a three-week period, they can safely lose 1%, 2% of their body fat and then be able to enter training.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, males must have no more than 26% body-fat composition, while females must have no more than 36%, to enter boot camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/30\/navy-hits-its-active-duty-enlisted-recruitment-goals-but-not-officers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210503-N-BM202-2170C.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy hits its active duty enlisted recruitment goals, but not officers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy is bracing for even more significant recruitment difficulties in fiscal 2023.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has completed several rounds of the pilot program with male potential recruits. Women will join iterations of the program starting in July, Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals may complete the program up to four times, at which point they will be evaluated for continued service on a case-by-case basis. That rolling curriculum structure allows someone who just barely missed body composition goals another shot to safely meet them, while also serving as a motivator for incoming students, Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow that recruit division commanders will have already worked with those members, they\u2019ll be able to help them target on what final areas they need to improve on in their second three weeks or, if they need a little longer, consecutive cycles,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut we really see any rollovers as a great catalyst to help new arrivals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown said the overarching objective is to invest in these individuals so they are prepared once they head to boot camp and to demonstrate that the service values them as future sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe really are focusing on the holistic person concept with not just the PT, but also the nutrition and the sleep hygiene to give them skills that maybe they weren\u2019t practicing prior to coming into an organization, which will serve them well in boot camp and beyond,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy is bracing to fall short of its enlisted recruiting goal for FY23 by roughly 6,000 to 7,000 sailors, according to an email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/06\/30\/navy-cancels-plan-to-force-recruiters-to-work-six-days-a-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">Navy Times previously obtained<\/a> from Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, the head of Navy Recruiting Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy met its active duty enlisted recruitment goal for FY22, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/30\/navy-hits-its-active-duty-enlisted-recruitment-goals-but-not-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\">but it came at a cost<\/a>. 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