PROGRESSIVE GROUP TASK:INTRODUCTION
Progressive Group Task: An Introduction
The group Testing Officer after finishing the indoor tasks
leads the student towards resumption of Ground Task. The theoretical skills are
at premium while dealing Group Discussion(GD) and Group Planning Exercise(GPE),
whereas practical application starts at the onset of Group Task. Let us analyze
the essentials of Ground Task. Virtually, the Armed Forces want a mix bag of
students exhibiting intellectual, mental and physical skills to fit the slot in
the officer cadre. To check the practical intellect, coupled with
resourcefulness, the student is exposed to Ground Task Progressively in the
learning as well as validating mode.
To
check the performance of students in different terrain configuration is a difficult
issue, which is neither viable nor practical. To check the practical profile of
the candidates, the task are designed in such a fashion that it can be tackled
by each student. In Progressive Group Task, the first obstacle is simple to
second, second is simple to third and virtually fourth obstacle is the most
difficult to tackle. Two white lined are drawn predominantly 20 feet way
approximately, and declare the area between these demarcations as electrified
or out of bound. The structures are provided between these white lines which
are required to be tackled by candidates with the help of helping material
provided to negotiate the obstacles.
These set of white lines are
basically parallel lines, and they meet at identify the structure are made of
wood/steel projection approximately four to six feet in height between the
start line and finish line. To help the students to perform, helping materials
is made available to students in form of planks, ballies, roped, etc. which can
be utilized for going over the structures. A cumbersome load is also required
to be carried along with the group over the obstacles in same fashion in which
the students cross over the structures.
The GTO
describes the structures, helping material, load, etc. to the students and make
them understand about the modalities of crossing over the obstacles and
explains the rules and procedures to be implemented at the time of negotiation
the obstacles. The structures are colored in distinct colors which has been
done to facilitate the instructor to increase/decrease the degree of difficulty
in performing over the obstacles. Like we see, that white signifies peace and
it is the most common color used over the structures, which can be used for
crossing by the group. Other pre-dominant color is red, which out of bound
where used, or any portion of the structure depiction the red color should be
declared out of bound to students. There is a common color blue/green/yellow,
etc. which can be utilized by the students personally, without subjecting the
load on top of the structure. Other common color which we see in the
countryside is black, which is basically used to avoid the structure being
eaten away by the ants and does not signify any relevance during conduct of the
task.
Distance,
upto four feet or less can be jumped across, but distance beyond four feet is
required to be bridged, it means, you
have to shorten the remainder distance and make up the short fall of the
distance by making extensions, etc. so that the ultimate distance is within the
reach and easily get over the structures comfortably. Once the rule are clear,
the GTO conduct the group over the set of four obstacles and gives elaborate
briefing, monitors and maintains progressivity over the task.
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