Beginner / Lecture
Fort Myers, FL /
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 – 3:00-4:00 pm – 1.0 credit hour equal to 1.0 CEC/.1
CEU
(Lecture: 3:00-4:00 pm)
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
The Fort Dix Aquatic Program is used for injured soldiers
that cannot perform the regimental physical training that the army requires. We
use progressions from the ATRI classes that we have taken and apply them in a
military manner. We are seeing an increased population of orthopedic, PTSD,
MTBI and other injuries here at Fort Dix. Most of these are soldiers
returning from a deployed status and some are training to go overseas. We use the water for
resistance and low impact for all of our soldiers here at Fort Dix. This helps
to keep the U.S. Army fit for when the soldier is ready to return to duty. We
build from the inside out; using diaphragmatic breathing and core muscle
engagement, explaining to each individual how much this will help strengthen
the weak muscles/ligaments/tissues, etc. We use hydrostatic pressure and pain
management techniques to enhance the well being of our soldiers. Though
we are not therapists, we have built a relationship with the physical
therapists and communicate regularly ensuring that the warriors continue to
transition back to the Army’s fighting strength. Come and see our film of
what’s working. It may work for you too!
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
1) Describe military exercises and how they lead to function
2) Experience cadence movement and military drills
3) Follow the progressions for application to all settings
FACULTY: SSG Jessie D. White joined
the Active Army in January 1992 and served in Germany until August of 1995. He
became an instructor at Aberdeen Proving Grounds for soldiers that were just
entering the military, training them in Advanced Individual Training until
March 1996 when he got out of the Army. He joined the National Guard in May
1999 in Arkansas where he worked full time as a mechanic for the government. He
moved to the Maryland National Guard in 2002 where was called to deploy to Iraq
in June 2005. While serving in Iraq, he was hit with an Improved Explosive
Device (road side bomb). With a destroyed ankle, he continued his mission with
his soldiers until they returned home. Upon returning, he had full ankle
reconstruction. As soon as he got the cast off, Jessie was in the water. He was
introduced to aquatics when he came to the Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Dix,
NJ, as an injured soldier. After his expedient recovery, Jessie saw the water
as a tool for healing other soldiers. He later attended ATRI conferences
in Chicago and Virginia. Now Jessie is a Platoon Sergeant with the Warrior
Transition Unit with 38 injured soldiers from Iraq seeking help from him (mentally
and physically). He is also an instructor of aquatic fitness and rehabilitation
for the wounded soldiers. He has received numerous awards including five Army
Achievement Awards and three Army Commendation Awards and numerous other awards
due to service to country.
SGT Kimberly N. Worster joined the Military in 2003. She attended
numerous schools, including Airborne School, Carpentry Masonry School, and
Recruiting Retention School. After her move to Dallas, Texas, she deployed to
Baghdad, Iraq, with an Infantry Company as a Truck Commander in June of 2006
and returned to the States in June of 2007. She started working for the Wounded
Soldiers that are returning from or deploying to Iraq (Warrior Transition Unit)
in Fort Dix, NJ, where she is now involved with the Fort Dix Aquatic Training
Program. She has attended two of ATRI's conferences in Chicago and
Virginia. She has received numerous awards due to service to
country.