ref 2 1-160 in air assault assessment (a3) concept brief, august 2013
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NCOIC: SFC CastilloOIC: CPT Viskul
1-160 IN
Air Assault
Assessment (A3)
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Agenda
• Task and Purpose
• Recruitment
• Assessment– Concept
– 12-mile tactical foot march
– Upper body strength
– Hand & Arm Signals
– Rope Skills
• Order of Merit List
• RFIs
NCOIC: SFC CastilloOIC: CPT Viskul
1-160 IN Air Assault Assessment
Task and Purpose
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Task and Purpose
• Task: 1-160 IN conducts an battalion-
wide assessment of Soldiers interested
in attending Air Assault school.
• Purpose: Develop an order of merit list
(OML) from which to select Soldiers for
school input when slots become
available.
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1-160 IN Air Assault Assessment
Recruitment
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Recruitment
• Minimum considerations:– 250+ APFT Score
– No Flags
– Able to attend within 5-day notice
• Battalion Social Media
• Flyers
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1-160 IN Air Assault Assessment
Assessment
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Assessment
• 12-mile Tactical Foot March (120 pts)– -1 point every minute after 3 hours
– 15 minute per mile standard
– 35 lbs rucksack
– No weapon
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Route Overview
Noble Park
Hermosa Beach
Ballona Creek
Culver City
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Route Overview
Noble Park
1400 The Strand
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
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Route Overview
Ballona Creek
(Sepulveda Access)
Culver City, CA
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Assessment
• Upper-Body Strength (20 pts)– 1 point per repetition
– 2 sets of 5x pull-ups followed by 5x close hand/diamond push-ups
• Hand & Arm Signals (10 pts)– 1 point per correct signal (10 of 16)
– Moving and landing the aircraft (10 signals)
– Sling load (6 signals)
• Rope Skills (5 pts)– 1 point per properly identified knot
– Knot identification (square and overhand)
– -1 point per re-attempt
– Rappel seat (Swiss Seat within 90 seconds)
NCOIC: SFC CastilloOIC: CPT Viskul
1-160 IN Air Assault Assessment
Order of Merit List
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Order of Merit List
• Maximum A3 score of 155
• APFT Score (17-21 grading scale)
• Availability
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1-160 IN Air Assault Assessment
Request for
Information
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RFI