According to Strength and Conditioning Journal, the term tactical athlete is now a buzzword within the first responder community and tactical athlete training programs are emerging. To function effectively, tactical athletes need to possess extremely high levels of physical and mental fitness, comparable to (and sometimes even exceeding) fitness levels of elite sports athletes.
A tactical athlete can be anyone who must maintain a high level of physical and mental fitness to perform a job’s responsibilities. That person can be a servicemember according to Military.com, a law enforcement officer or a firefighter.
In these professions, life-versus-death scenarios happen suddenly, often with little to no warning. That makes for an extremely challenging but also extremely satisfying career that most people would never trade for anything else.