JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. –
How would you like to be recognized as a member of the most physically fit unit on Joint Base Charleston?
"The search has begun," said Steve Parrish, Fitness Center director.
Two new fitness initiatives started this month - The Fittest Unit and the Strongest Squadron programs.
Mr. Parrish stated, "Both of these are quarterly fitness awards." For the Fittest Unit award, the results will be based on individual test scores collected from the Fitness Assessment Cell with data from the Air Force Management System."
The quarterly "Fittest Unit" award will recognize the unit with the best composite score average by dividing the total male and female scores by the total number of active duty tested. The first unit will be awarded the honors in October for the quarter ending Sept. 30.
Also, there will be a "Most Improved" award given in January 2011 to the unit that has shown the most improvement from one quarter to the next. Mr. Parrish said, "For the first 'most improved' unit award, we'll compare the difference from the July through September scores with the October through December numbers."
To determine the winner of the Strongest Squadron competition, each active duty squadron member will perform as many push-ups and or sit-ups as they can during a week. The overall goal is to reach 1 million push-ups and sit-ups for the installation. The squadron with the highest percentage of push-ups and sit-ups based on the number of overall eligible Airmen in the squadron will win.
"These are annual programs," the Fitness Center director said, "so every unit on base has the opportunity to claim either or both titles."
Units that win either category during a quarter will receive a trophy and have its name posted on the JB CHS Unit Fitness Award board located in the Fitness Center. All members of the unit that wins in the third quarter will receive a personalized "Fittest Unit" or "Strongest Unit" t-shirt.
Unit fitness program managers and physical training leaders who would like more information on how the program is administered and tracked, can contact Mr. Parrish at 963-3347.