Physical Training Instructor

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Physical Training Instructor (PTI) is a term used primarily in the British Armed Forces and British police for an instructor in physical fitness.

In the armed forces, they are usually specialists drawn from a separate branch, such as the Army Physical Training Corps, and are attached to individual units. They may be assisted by Assistant Physical Training Instructors (APTIs), who are qualified, but are not specialists, have other jobs within the unit, and are not drawn from the specialist branch.

PTIs in the Royal Navy are known as "club swingers" or "clubs" from the crossed clubs they wear as a rate badge. In the Army, however, the PTI badge consists of crossed swords.