text: Special Conditioning
  Prolonged Deployment
  12-12. While deployed, leaders must make every effort to equip, program, permit, and lead physical
  readiness training. Detraining begins in as few as 14 days when Soldiers do not physically train. During post-
  deployment, when fitness levels may have declined, leaders must give special consideration to ensure
  Soldiers return to or exceed their pre-deployment readiness levels. Soldiers are almost always capable of
  rallying back to this level without needing special programming. With adequate recovery, Soldiers should
  prepare for the ACFT within 90 days of redeployment. In cases where a deconditioned Soldier cannot meet
  this goal, he or she should continue to participate in the unit’s regular training program, modifying the
  intensity and frequency of training with guidance from the H2F performance team members.
  ARMY BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM
  12-13. The ABCP ensures all Soldiers achieve and maintain optimal well-being and performance under all
  conditions. AR 600-9 provides the policy and procedures that apply to screening and enrollment in the ABCP.
  AR 350-1 specifies that the ABCP will be kept separate from other special programs. Soldiers who fail to
  meet AR 600-9 standards are enrolled in the ABCP and continue to participate in regular unit H2F
  programming. The H2F programming guides applicable modifications to Solders’ nutrition and activities to
  create a calorie deficit. H2F personnel review Soldiers’ sleep logs and weight loss goals. Soldiers in the
  ABCP who are also recovering from injury, illness, or other medical conditions will also be in the
  reconditioning program.
  INJURED AND ILL SOLDIERS
  12-14. Commanders faced with the challenge of controlling injuries while conducting rigorous training
  must adhere to the fundamental principles of H2F. In the H2F System, each Soldier has an individual
  reconditioning program, written and monitored by H2F personnel in the unit. Soldiers who are reconditioning
  will continue to train with the rest of the unit, modifying the drills and exercises with the goal of performing
  them to standard and returning to full duty as soon as possible.
  12-15. The commander’s role in injury control is to lead by being present during physical training and
  reconditioning sessions. Leader presence builds reputation and relationship with Soldiers who are working
  toward being mission capable. Commanders who stand in front of their formations (and not just during unit
  formation runs) demonstrate compliance with drills and exercises. No matter their level of conditioning or
  physical status, commanders’ presence instills pride and “can do” cohesion in their formations. There ought
  to be no gap between the commander’s intent to comply with the H2F program and the commander’s
  participation in that program. This includes instances where leaders who are pregnant, injured, or
  deconditioned use H2F modified drills and exercises, and train alongside the rest of their units. Leader
  presence during special programs de-stigmatizes injury and demonstrates support for a key part of the Warrior
  Ethos—never leave a fallen comrade.
  12-16. Precise execution of all physical training activities is essential to the injury control effort.
  Commanders must allow trained H2F leaders the time to teach proper execution of H2F activities. H2F
  leaders must be able to recognize and offer corrective guidance to Soldiers who have not developed the
  movement skills to execute drills to the standards described in ATP 7-22.02.
  12-17. H2F schedules prescribed in this doctrine involve less sustained running than is currently performed
  in Army units. Long runs do not have strong correlation with combat-specific physical tasks and do not
  properly prepare Soldiers for those tasks. This doctrine carefully balances the requirement to build strength
  and endurance to avoid over-emphasizing any single component of readiness. A reduction in running volume
  will not hinder performance on two- or three-mile run assessments as long as the proper running intensity is
  used. An increase in strength training builds the capability to sustain higher levels of endurance activity.
  12-18. Commanders look for and resolve conflicts between the H2F schedule and the unit training schedule.
  By considering the physical demands of tasks on the unit training schedule, commanders can better plan
  appropriate physical training sessions. For example, if Friday involves a 10-mile foot march to a range,
  commanders should not schedule speed work on Thursday. Time should be allotted for leg recovery.
  Monday’s and Wednesday’s physical training should not involve Climbing Drills 1 and 2 or the Strength