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Black Flag Conditions

Limp Lizard

Full Member
Yesterday I had a playing lesson at Hawks Creek golf course, starting at noon. I know, bad deal. Dumb. Luckily it was just 9 holes and I barely made it being 71, overweight and out of shape. Anyway when we were on the course, a little before 2:00, a loudspeaker announcement came from the Naval Air Station..very clearly. They announced Black Flag Conditions, "Extreme heat. Non-Mission essential physical training and strenuous exercise must be suspended for all personnel. " I was not aware of that condition, and think of flag conditions/warnings to be on a beach. Also amazed we could hear that announcement so clearly on the course...helluva loudspeaker system.

Anyway, surely when it gets as bad as yesterday at least part of the football workouts are inside?
 

Purp

Active Member
Yesterday I had a playing lesson at Hawks Creek golf course, starting at noon. I know, bad deal. Dumb. Luckily it was just 9 holes and I barely made it being 71, overweight and out of shape. Anyway when we were on the course, a little before 2:00, a loudspeaker announcement came from the Naval Air Station..very clearly. They announced Black Flag Conditions, "Extreme heat. Non-Mission essential physical training and strenuous exercise must be suspended for all personnel. " I was not aware of that condition, and think of flag conditions/warnings to be on a beach. Also amazed we could hear that announcement so clearly on the course...helluva loudspeaker system.

Anyway, surely when it gets as bad as yesterday at least part of the football workouts are inside?
That's the Navy and chAir Force for you. Also common among aviation types to take it easy while in garrison.

I doubt Fort Hood cancelled outdoor training yesterday due to heat. We'd just make sure the water buffalo was full and pass out electrolyte packets.
 
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Peacefrog

Degenerate
Yesterday I had a playing lesson at Hawks Creek golf course, starting at noon. I know, bad deal. Dumb. Luckily it was just 9 holes and I barely made it being 71, overweight and out of shape. Anyway when we were on the course, a little before 2:00, a loudspeaker announcement came from the Naval Air Station..very clearly. They announced Black Flag Conditions, "Extreme heat. Non-Mission essential physical training and strenuous exercise must be suspended for all personnel. " I was not aware of that condition, and think of flag conditions/warnings to be on a beach. Also amazed we could hear that announcement so clearly on the course...helluva loudspeaker system.

Anyway, surely when it gets as bad as yesterday at least part of the football workouts are inside?
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WhatTheFrog

Active Member
They would do that at MCRD in San Diego as well. I'm not sure what the threshold was, but it was in the 90s. I thought that was pretty weak since that's basically spring here.
 

froglash88

Full Member
Yesterday I had a playing lesson at Hawks Creek golf course, starting at noon. I know, bad deal. Dumb. Luckily it was just 9 holes and I barely made it being 71, overweight and out of shape. Anyway when we were on the course, a little before 2:00, a loudspeaker announcement came from the Naval Air Station..very clearly. They announced Black Flag Conditions, "Extreme heat. Non-Mission essential physical training and strenuous exercise must be suspended for all personnel. " I was not aware of that condition, and think of flag conditions/warnings to be on a beach. Also amazed we could hear that announcement so clearly on the course...helluva loudspeaker system.

Anyway, surely when it gets as bad as yesterday at least part of the football workouts are inside?

So you are saying you played golf with Henry Rollins?
 

Purp

Active Member
Strikes me as odd that ~95° is too hot for non-essential exercise for a group of people training (in large part) for desert combat.

Now, for my fat ass, otoh...
There was a bit of playful jabbing in my Navy and chAir Force comment earlier, but a bit of truth in it too. For the jobs that are done on the JRB I don't think they would necessarily need to be acclimated to high heat while training. You've got mostly aviation assets there and mechanics. Also with the heavy deployment schedules since September 11th there's a huge focus in taking care of our bodies while in garrison given the toll we take on them while deployed.
 

Mean Purple

Active Member
That's the Navy and chAir Force for you. Also common among aviation types to take it easy while in garrison.

I doubt Fort Hood cancelled outdoor training yesterday due to heat. We'd just make sure the water buffalo was full and pass out electrolyte packets.
Having been around at both installations, that pavement in Fort Worth produces additional impact for heat, than the range at Hood. Plus, MOS working hours are not always like an FTX.
 

Mean Purple

Active Member
They would do that at MCRD in San Diego as well. I'm not sure what the threshold was, but it was in the 90s. I thought that was pretty weak since that's basically spring here.
Wonder if humidity has any thing to do with it? However, if that were the case, how would they ever run bases like Ft. Polk of Eglin/Hurlburt?
 

geezer

Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Wonder if humidity has any thing to do with it? However, if that were the case, how would they ever run bases like Ft. Polk of Eglin/Hurlburt?

Short answer: Yes.

Longer answer: Wet bulb globe temperature readings determine a heat category and work/rest cycles.

The WBGT is often confused with the heat index, which is a measurement of ambient temperature, including the effect of relative humidity. WBGT requires special monitoring equipment for humidity, ambient temperature and solar loading.

Longest answers/examples:

For Air Force: https://www.keesler.af.mil/News/Fea...hat-to-do-not-do-when-the-flag-changes-color/

For Navy: https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nhrota/explPopup.htm

For Army: https://www.irwin.amedd.army.mil/pages/wbgt.htm

For Marine Corps: (scroll down) https://www.quantico.marines.mil/Resources/Weather/
 

WhatTheFrog

Active Member
Wonder if humidity has any thing to do with it? However, if that were the case, how would they ever run bases like Ft. Polk of Eglin/Hurlburt?
I don't think so. I don't recall ever thinking it was really hot there like I would have here. We had no A/C in the barracks there and it was still quite comfortable even during the "heat of the day". Don't know what they do on other bases.
 

Eight

Member
i asked a friend who fought in vietnam what his sergeant would have said to him if he mentioned that the heat and humidity were too high any random day to go walking around the jungle.

pretty sure i would break the profanity filter if i typed out his response.
 

Mean Purple

Active Member
I don't think so. I don't recall ever thinking it was really hot there like I would have here. We had no A/C in the barracks there and it was still quite comfortable even during the "heat of the day". Don't know what they do on other bases.
I know some guys who were in basic during a time that dates back to when the sign was up at Polk where the bus drove recruits through. Family member who was there when they trained in Tiger Land assures me the description on the sign was accurate.
 

Hoosierfrog

Tier 1
i asked a friend who fought in vietnam what his sergeant would have said to him if he mentioned that the heat and humidity were too high any random day to go walking around the jungle.

pretty sure i would break the profanity filter if i typed out his response.

Just an average day at Fort Polk. I guess that’s why they had the Vietnam training village there.
 
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