The PFT: One Test, One Scale

Abstract

According to the Guidebook for Marines, "Physical fitness for a Marine means the maintenance of a healthy body, the endurance to withstand the stress of prolonged activity and adverse environment, the capacity to endure the discomforts that accompany fatigue and the maintenance of combat effectiveness." The book does not make a distinction between Marines, male versus female, or young versus old. Yet the test that Marines must endure twice a year does. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) must hold all Marines to the same physical fitness test (PFT) standards regardless of age or gender because of the impact on promotions, the expectations placed on Marines, the effect on unit cohesion, and the physiological capabilities of women.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA509868

Entities

People

  • E. R. Featherly

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Composition
  • Cohesion
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Land Warfare
  • Leadership
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Corps
  • Physical Fitness
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.