Combat Fitness Test: Testing to Reality

Abstract

"For it is conspicuous that what the machine has failed to do right up to the present moment is decrease by a single pound the weight the individual has to carry on his back in war." S. L. A. Marshall's words still ring true today, and as an expeditionary force in readiness, the United States Marine Corps must be ready to conduct combat operations with these heavy loads in any clime and place. An aggressive combat conditioning program measured by analogous and realistic evaluations is critical to this readiness. Every Marine must train and be ready to meet the challenges of combat from the outset and sustain those operations indefinitely until victory is achieved. The Marine Corps' Combat Fitness Test (CFT) must evaluate Marines under a prescribed weight load to provide consistency with doctrinal Marine Corps combat training and philosophy, and accurately assess the combat functional fitness of every Marine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510389

Entities

People

  • L. M. Stansberry

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Armor
  • Body Weight
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Department Of Defense
  • Design Criteria
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Environment
  • Information Operations
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Physical Fitness
  • Protective Equipment
  • Rear Areas
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.