European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hard Core daily dozen a i Iii ? wis those Monkey Bart can give a Soldier a lot of exercise. Troops go through their doily dozen to keep in top notch physical condition at Stuttgart. Keeping 7th army in trim i Duken s&5 Stuttgart Bureau directing the 7th army s new fitness program has slab definite ideas on How la get dining trim and what the be rom doing it k. Singlaub m lean fit Para proponent of what a Etolla emphatically about the rewards of a round combat flt and just what emphasis itto relation to other training of training la the g3 Section Nib in Stuttgart Germany directing development of the program started by 7th area Garrison h. Davidson. Of Stew mid Unglaub i striving to Phiev High combat readiness. That t Why we recognize several aspects ii like to consider four pillars of of which can be out of Bajt a tical training to to me i weapon or toot of equipment conditioning to motivate to want to us i equipment Why he a Here and Why he 1c coiled upon to do  fitness training to condition to be  capable of doing mind says he should do and what it allows him to  Hub feels in recent Yean conditioning has been neglect it army has been understaffed. A More 20, 1962 he said and weapons have increased i their complexity so much that commanders have been forced to devote All of their time to the operation and maintenance of them. The result has been a towering of physical fitness  a formal combat fitness program being developed As troops continue following the first phases of the it program in scheduled to be ready next month and to de signed to fill the fitness  soldiering is a physically demanding profession and this Singlaub says la a com Mon dense justification for a it program but Ine tailored to fit into the scheme of thing with the Best results. Along these lines 7th army troops willbe introduced to physical training Inte grated into their tactical operations an Day to Day training. Ruto illustrate How this can be done. J. Singlaut1 said a hard Core program of Dally exercises will be stressed. Calis thenis will be encouraged As warm up exercises but not As substitutes for the exertion needed to get into Good physical shape Singlaub feels More realistic exercise similar to what a Soldier would do in com Bat answers the needs of the program. As an example he sees rewards in forced marches for troops of mechanized divisions to prepare them or the situation when vehicles Are knocked out or not  recommends that tankers refuel their tanks with 5-gallon Gas cans to give Thema taste of the exercise needed if the occasion Ever arose that demanded doing jul to that the program goes beyond just condition ing the body to building the Soldier s Confidence in his physical abilities. So much of surviving the Rigours of combat or the demanding office routine depends on your attitude Singlaub  you keep a Young attitude toward what you can do you will be surprised just How much you Are capable of  As an example he cited the world War ii training Given to airborne troopers. We would run and run and run them an when they dropped out we had no sym Pathy for them. We d prod them into get Ting up again and invariably they d get a second wind and run much farther. When it was finished they were shacked at just How much they were capable of  Don t think anyone denies that the air borne Soldier had a splendid record when it came to fighting in world War ii. Twas the same in Korea with the rangers. When they got into combat they did in credible things. They showed that a group of Well trained conditioned men Are better and they thought they were better and they took objectives which others failed to gain. Not that they were better men but they demonstrated Confidence in themselves and when it came to combat they had a natural advantage. They knew what they could  the new it program will strive to build this Confidence. Singlaub said. Among things planned Are rough and Tumble games aimed a overcoming the fear of body Contact while building both fitness and a spirit of aggressiveness. Expansion of the testing program to overcome the tendency of men to regard col John k. Singlaub directs it program. The tests As the program rather than Justa measure of the program. Training designed to give officers and cos a better understanding of How to conduct it in their units. Clinics to train specialists who Are capable of integrating the program into Day to Day training and the establishment of combat fitness officers at corps division and army level. The setting up of minimum physical standards Tor Entrance to no academies. For the Man Over 40 years Singlaub endorses the Royal can Din air Force s five Basic exercises 5bx  plan provides a graded series of exercises adapted to varying physical types Bandage groups and is designed for individual practice without fixed  starting slowly and gradually in creasing the exercises you re not going to Hurt yourself following the 5bx  Singlaub said pointing to some of the comments he s received since the plan was introduced. Many men admitted they complained when it first came oat he said but they had to admit they Felt better after follow ing the plan. As a result we re getting More work out of these people they Don tire mentally As fast As they do when they were not in Good physical  May be reassuring to troopers while they re working to shape up that the Man behind the it program religiously practices what he preaches. Mondays wednes Days and fridays Singlaub devotes Parton hit noon hour to exercises and tues Days and thursday he joins Tel Taw work ers in playing volleyball Fht stars and St Pis