1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:09,260 --> 00:00:11,199 So the Spear program stands for 3 00:00:11,210 --> 00:00:12,988 Shepherd Physical education and 4 00:00:12,988 --> 00:00:16,049 readiness . It's a new , a new way , a 5 00:00:16,059 --> 00:00:19,120 revamp of the physical training here at 6 00:00:19,129 --> 00:00:21,351 Shepherd for the tech training . It's a 7 00:00:21,351 --> 00:00:23,573 second Air Force initiative to where we 8 00:00:23,579 --> 00:00:25,670 have just totally revolutionized the 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:29,020 way airmen do PT now . So the , the old 10 00:00:29,030 --> 00:00:31,030 way , um the way they would do PT , 11 00:00:31,030 --> 00:00:33,141 they would form up , um they would do 12 00:00:33,141 --> 00:00:35,770 their , their 10 , 15 minute uh warm up 13 00:00:35,779 --> 00:00:37,890 and then they would basically form up 14 00:00:37,890 --> 00:00:40,112 around the track . They would run , you 15 00:00:40,112 --> 00:00:42,335 know , a few laps or maybe for 10 or 15 16 00:00:42,335 --> 00:00:44,501 minutes and then they would break into 17 00:00:44,501 --> 00:00:47,700 maybe group do couple sets of push ups , 18 00:00:47,709 --> 00:00:49,765 a couple of sets of sit ups and then 19 00:00:49,765 --> 00:00:51,709 they would be done . That would be 20 00:00:51,709 --> 00:00:53,931 their session . And with a new way with 21 00:00:53,931 --> 00:00:55,987 the Spear program , we break it down 22 00:00:55,987 --> 00:00:58,042 into smaller groups . We have one or 23 00:00:58,042 --> 00:01:00,098 two ptls , three or four instructors 24 00:01:00,098 --> 00:01:02,098 and MTL leading a group of 30 to 40 25 00:01:02,098 --> 00:01:04,153 airmen to where we do more kind of a 26 00:01:04,153 --> 00:01:06,830 hit workout or a list workout . It 27 00:01:06,839 --> 00:01:09,669 allows for better oversight . It 28 00:01:10,339 --> 00:01:12,980 increases the safety measures and also 29 00:01:12,989 --> 00:01:15,156 form correction and that leads to that 30 00:01:15,156 --> 00:01:17,211 accountability . So when it comes to 31 00:01:17,211 --> 00:01:19,100 the PT test , the airmen are more 32 00:01:19,100 --> 00:01:21,267 prepared because we are correcting the 33 00:01:21,267 --> 00:01:23,211 form during the sessions . Another 34 00:01:23,211 --> 00:01:25,100 benefit we noticed with this peer 35 00:01:25,100 --> 00:01:25,040 program is not just from the fitness 36 00:01:25,050 --> 00:01:27,106 aspect , but also in the classroom , 37 00:01:27,106 --> 00:01:29,830 airmen are more alert , more attentive . 38 00:01:30,050 --> 00:01:33,059 They participate a lot more . We went 39 00:01:33,069 --> 00:01:35,180 from going from essentially a 12 hour 40 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:38,099 duty day to an eight hour duty day . So 41 00:01:38,110 --> 00:01:40,332 human performance here at tech training 42 00:01:40,332 --> 00:01:43,019 ties into not only PT standards , but 43 00:01:43,029 --> 00:01:45,830 we tie it into diet , sleep , health , 44 00:01:45,839 --> 00:01:49,819 sleep habits and recovery . So we add 45 00:01:49,830 --> 00:01:51,779 in the not only exercises , we do 46 00:01:51,790 --> 00:01:53,980 monthly educational classes to help 47 00:01:53,989 --> 00:01:57,379 educate airmen on not only their jobs 48 00:01:57,389 --> 00:01:59,611 that they're trying to learn here , but 49 00:01:59,611 --> 00:02:01,833 how to be a better multi capable airman 50 00:02:01,870 --> 00:02:03,959 and have a full human performance 51 00:02:03,970 --> 00:02:05,980 aspect outside of training to help 52 00:02:05,989 --> 00:02:08,570 support the whole air concept and the 53 00:02:08,580 --> 00:02:11,669 human performance . We also started to 54 00:02:11,679 --> 00:02:14,070 re innovate or recreate the snack bar . 55 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,139 We took out honey buns and sugary 56 00:02:16,149 --> 00:02:17,982 drinks and now we have healthier 57 00:02:17,982 --> 00:02:20,860 options , take out sugar and add in 58 00:02:20,869 --> 00:02:24,470 protein shakes or yogurt or fresh fruit . 59 00:02:24,479 --> 00:02:26,535 So within snack bars , we did see an 60 00:02:26,535 --> 00:02:28,701 initial drop in caffeine sales because 61 00:02:28,701 --> 00:02:30,812 the A is were up on alert . However , 62 00:02:30,812 --> 00:02:32,850 we wanted this to be a full 63 00:02:32,860 --> 00:02:34,971 encompassing program . So we actually 64 00:02:34,971 --> 00:02:37,027 asked the A I , what kind of healthy 65 00:02:37,027 --> 00:02:39,027 options they wanted ? And we have a 66 00:02:39,027 --> 00:02:41,839 continuous list that circulates and we 67 00:02:41,850 --> 00:02:43,850 have gotten recommendations of beef 68 00:02:43,850 --> 00:02:45,961 jerky , sunflower seeds and healthier 69 00:02:45,961 --> 00:02:48,183 options that the airmen fully support . 70 00:02:48,470 --> 00:02:48,779 Hey .