Unit Fitness Equipment Replacement

Gyms on Fort Hood are not conducive to group specialized training needs, especially during established hours of physical training across the installation. Due to this, and of course maintain accountability of our Soldiers, I had started a fitness program in our footprint over a year ago with our Soldiers who desired to prepare for special schools and assignments requiring a higher degree of fitness and helped those that were at risk of being chaptered out due to weight or failing the Army Physical fitness test (APFT). It was all volunteer participation and we have had great success with the program utilizing pre-developed proven programs with success. Multiple Soldiers had within 30 days overcome challenges with their APFT or weight pertaining to body fat percentages. Others had went on to special assignments and provided feedback that they could not have imagined doing what they did without our preparation to set them up for success. Others are simply impressed by the flexibility and movements they accomplish over time when they know going into it they were unable to achieve the movements.

However, over $16,000 of Property book (mostly non-serial numbered items) equipment belonging to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade and personal equipment brought in by me to supplement what we needed was removed without authorization from the building housing our make shift gym between 0745 06MAR17 and 0600 07MAR17.

Because it is primarily fitness equipment and some donated by myself, unit funds will not be used to replace the items listed below. Unfortunately the true cost is the impact to the Soldiers and members of Headquarters Company that looked forward to the training and benefit of having our own space, equipment, and program to improve and prepare.

Known items removed consist of the following that we want to replace as soon as possible to get the program back on track:
- HDT PA System with pelican case - Anchor Audio Beacon Line Array Sound System
- Industrial upright fan, black (two person lift)
- Media Projector
- BOSE Model AV 3.2.1. II Media Center
- Portable Projector Screen - approx. 5x5 screen
- Four 45lb silver Olympic Barbells
- Multiple Olympic Rubber plates (mostly 10lb plates, some 20lb)
- Four 40ib black Kettlebells
- Four 20lb black TILT Medicine Balls
- Multiple B-Line resistance Bands
- RACK System all in one gym
- Two Black P90X Pull-up Bars with red chin-up assist bands
- Two Beachbody branded Yellow Agility Ladders
- Two Yellow Speed Ropes
- 16 Orange and four green agility fitness cones
- Six Orange cones ~1ft tall
- 72 Interlocking Gym Floor Mats
- One BOWFLEX Machine Mat - 7'11" L x 3'2" W
- One Red Perfect Pushup Set
DVD Box Sets consisting of the following:
- RIPTENSITY
- RACK System
- TAPOUT XT (red)
- TAPOUT XT2 (blue)
- P90X
- P90X3
- INSANITY
- INSANITY MAX30
- LES MILS COMBAT

Your assistance is greatly appreciated in helping us and allowing us to go one step further with our fitness goals and needs. Thank You!