THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THE MILITARY PENTATHLON IN PREPARATION FOR MILITARY COMBAT Cover Image

THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THE MILITARY PENTATHLON IN PREPARATION FOR MILITARY COMBAT
THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THE MILITARY PENTATHLON IN PREPARATION FOR MILITARY COMBAT

Author(s): George-Florin Băiţan
Subject(s): Military policy, Sports Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: military pentathlon; physical training; combat training; emotional behaviors; military physical education; CISM;

Summary/Abstract: The contemporary operational environment in which the military carries out its military actions is a complex one and, therefore, requires the completion of an effective training program, a process of continuous education of the physical qualities and motor skills indispensable to the fighters. Therefore, the use of specific and associated means of sports training, customized according to the specific content of the military pentathlon, becomes extremely useful, because it has the role of improving the skills of the military and achieving maximum performance through them. Since its inception, the military pentathlon has been designed to help increase the level of physical training of the military and to capitalize on their ability to perform, a competition that was specifically related to physical, mental, intellectual, practical, creative abilities and leadership required of the military on the battlefield.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 47-53
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English