SFC Castillo and CPT Viskul will lead a battalion-wide Air Assault assessment for 1-160 IN to develop an order of merit list for selecting Soldiers to attend Air Assault school. The assessment will include a 12-mile tactical foot march with a 35 lb ruck, upper body strength exercises, identification of hand and arm signals, and rope skills. Soldiers' scores on the assessment and APFT, along with availability, will determine their ranking on the order of merit list for future Air Assault school slots.

1. 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

3. 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.

5. NCOIC: SFC CastilloOIC: CPT Viskul
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

8. NCOIC: SFC CastilloOIC: CPT Viskul
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

13. NCOIC: SFC CastilloOIC: CPT Viskul 13
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)

15. 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

17. NCOIC: SFC CastilloOIC: CPT Viskul
1-160 IN Air Assault Assessment
Request for
Information

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RFI