text: Chapter 12
  RECONDITIONING
  12-6. Reconditioning is unit-owned. Reconditioning is a unit-driven and unit-run physical readiness training
  program for Soldiers who are deconditioned due to illness or injury, are new to the unit, or deconditioned
  due to deployment or other circumstances. Soldiers who have completed rehabilitation and been given
  permanent profile restrictions may be appropriate for certain reconditioning program elements. All Soldiers
  will have progressed in their recovery to the point where they can safely train without the direct supervision
  of a healthcare provider or communication between the medical provider and H2F personnel will allow the
  Soldier to safely train in the reconditioning program. Reconditioning returns Soldiers safely and as soon as
  possible to full duty.
  12-7. In the H2F System, reconditioning drills and exercises provide a standard for Soldiers and units to
  follow no matter their circumstances. With the H2F System, units can individualize the reconditioning
  program. H2F trainers and healthcare providers in the unit aim to provide early identification and treatment
  of injuries and to prevent injuries from happening in the first place—so-called primary injury. When units
  receive H2F personnel, Soldiers will manage fewer injuries themselves. That means primary injury control
  approaches initially increase in rate and number of injuries since these personnel now identify, diagnose,
  record, and treat the injuries. While this increased injury rate surprises some leaders, it is a typical occurrence.
  As leaders implement the H2F System—with proper conditioning program and earlier access to treatment—
  the unit controls the number of injuries at lower rates or less severe conditions. The expert advice stops
  chronic or more serious injuries from developing. Those units that continue with non-standardized, random,
  non-periodized training often continue to have a greater need for reconditioning programs.
  TRAINING AND TESTING IMPROVEMENT
  12-8. When Soldiers fail to meet unit goals, leaders consider many factors that may contribute to these
  failures, including physical, psychological, and social areas. These factors may include transitioning from
  deployed status, time available to train, participation in H2F programming, family issues, increased stress
  from external factors, and recovery from illness or injury.
  Time in Training
  12-9. Soldiers who just arrived from IMT or just completed professional military education, prolonged
  deployment, or remote assignment may perform at or below the minimum unit standard or the baseline for
  the ACFT. They may be deconditioned or overweight. They may fail to keep up with the pace of other
  Soldiers in the gaining unit. In the face of new physical and psychological stress, they may require several
  months to acclimate to the unit’s culture and to acclimatize to the altitude or weather at the new location. An
  effective leader provides Soldiers training programs specific to their needs to transition them to optimal
  readiness.
  Regular Participation
  12-10. Many factors influence regular participation in H2F sessions. The most common factor is operational
  tempo and related mission requirements. Leaders must anticipate and plan for these and must make H2F
  readiness training as important as any other programmed training, even if that means inserting it later in the
  morning or afternoon. (In accordance with AR 350-1, Soldiers must participate in collective or individual
  physical readiness training at least three times per week.) In the H2F System, optimal participation increases
  to 5–7 hours per Soldier per week and includes both physical and nonphysical training. Leaders must
  understand this and make it known. A leader excuses Soldiers from H2F programming only when they have
  completed exhaustive duties with little or no rest, or have temporary or permanent profiles in accordance
  with AR 40-501.
  12-11. All Soldiers must understand that it is their personal responsibility to achieve and sustain a high level
  of readiness. Many Soldiers are assigned to duty positions that restrict participation in collective unit
  programs. Commanders must therefore develop leadership environments that encourage and motivate
  Soldiers to accept individual responsibility for their own readiness.