This website will provide you with all the information you ever needed to know regarding Outdoor Fitness, Fitness Boot Camps, Military Fitness and Military Training in the UK and [eventually] further afield.

This site will also provide the reader with evidence-based summaries of contemporary and historical research, HR, news and other stuff relevant to the area of military training and the fitness industry.

Location:

• Perth, Western Australia from July 2016 to Present.
• Glasgow, Scotland (UK) from March 2013 to July 2016.

Contact: andrewm@bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com

About Me:

• A sixteen year veteran of the British Army (October 1990 to August 2006).
• Qualified as a military fitness instructor in 1996.
• Started working in the commercial fitness boot camp and military fitness market in 2000.
• Has worked as an Instructor and Manager across the UK (Southampton, Edinburgh, Newcastle & Glasgow).
• Husband and Father of three kids.
• Fitness Modalities: loaded marches, press-ups, weight training & burpees!
• Likes:
  • Baking and eating cakes (good for hiding my 6-pack!).
  • Going to the cinema.
  • Visiting new restaurants.
  • Reading (mainly sci-fi, military history, New Scientist and The Economist).
  • Computer games (strategy and FPS).
  • Daily Politics (when in the UK!).

Job/Roles:

• Regimental and Squadron Physical Training Instructor;
• Defence Diving School Physical Training Instructor;
• Defence Diving School Training Officer;
• Defence Logistics and Supply School Training Officer;
• Fitness Instructor (Outdoor Fitness & Boot Camp);
• Manager (Outdoor Fitness & Boot Camp); and
• Founder & Editor Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute website.

Publications:

• Marshall, A. (2015) The Group Fitness Running Handbook. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
• Acred, C. (ed) (2015) The Military & Society. Volume 289.  Published by Independence Educational Publishers in July 2015, Cambridge. Author of UK Military Recruitment and Selection Overview section, pp.8-11.

Civilian Qualifications and Professional Development:

CPD

• MOOC (Undergraduate Level): Foundations of Virtual Instruction (Pass) (University of California, Irvine) (2015).
• MOOC (Undergraduate Level): Exercise Physiology: The Athlete Within (Distinction) (University of Melbourne) (2013)
• MOOC: (Foundation Level) Nutrition & Physical Activity for Health (Pass) (University of Pittsburgh) (2013)

Qualifications

• Elite Functional Trainer Certification (Pass) (Australian Fitness Network) (2017)
• Level 2 Intermediate Recreational Running Coach (IRRC) (Pass) (Athletics Australia) (2016)
• VRQ Level 3 Certificate in Training in Outdoor Environments (Pass) (Fitness Scotland) (2013)
• BA (Hons) in Business Studies (First Class) (Glasgow Caledonian University) (2011)
• Certificate in Training Practice (Pass) (Salisbury College) (2006)
• Certificate in Personnel Practice (Pass) (Aldershot College) (2006)
• Level 3 Certificate in Delivering Learning (Pass) (Portsmouth College) (2005)
• NVQ Level 3 in Learning & Development (Pass) (Portsmouth College) (2005)

Military Qualifications and Professional Development:

• Forklift Operator’s Licence
• Aerial Slide and Obstacle Course Supervisor
• Physical Training Instructor Class 3
• All Arms Physical Training Instructor (Upgrade Course)
• All Arms Commando Course
• Army Compressed Air Diver
• Army Advanced Diver
• PADI Advanced Diver
• UK Defence Diving School First Aid Course (HSE First Aid at Work & O2 Admin)
• Royal Navy Level II NBCD 23
• Oxygen Administration & Diving Illness Module
• Military First Aid Training (MFAT)
• Defence Diver Extended Medical Skills (DDEMS)
• Sea Survival & Safety Equipment Maintainer
• OOW (Officer of the Watch), Near-Coastal, Ships Under 500gt.
• Short Range Certificate (VHF Radio & GMDSS)
• Basic Sea Survival Course
• Intermediate Sea Survival Course
• STCW95 Basic Safety Training (BST): Fire Fighting & Fire Prevention, Personal Survival Techniques, Personal Safety & Social Responsibility, and Elementary First Aid.
• STCW Watch Rating (Navigational)
• STCW Advanced Training: Proficiency in Survival Craft, Advanced Fire Fighting & IMDG (International Maritime of Dangerous Goods) Code
• Junior Management Course (MPC: Military Proficiency Course)
• Assistant NBC Instructor Course
• Driver Class 3 Course (LGV Class 2, and later on LGV Class 1)
• Seaman Class Three Course
• Seaman Class Two Course
• Navigator Class Two Course (OOW Course)
• Navigator Class One Course (OOW Upgrade Course)
• DITS: Defence Instructional Techniques Course (military teaching qualification)
• Care of Trainees Course
• Discipline & Grievance Course
• Equality & Diversity Course
• Alcohol Awareness Course
• Drugs Awareness Course