Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 15
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Who is stronger? The Marine who can run three miles in 18:00 minutes, complete 20 pull-ups, and 100 crunches, or the Marine that can run the obstacle course three times with combat gear in 15:00 minutes but cannot run three miles in 18:00 minutes or complete 20 pull-ups? Combat conditioning should be the primary fitness program of the Marine Corps because of the demands of the increased loads placed on the body and the strength needed to complete the physical tasks placed on Marines while under these loads. Every Marine would agree that some form of physical training is necessary to maintain a Marine Corps that is prepared to accomplish the tasks needed to win its battles. This physical training needs to encompass the whole Marine and not just the cardiovascular system. When done correctly the cardiovascular system will also benefit from implementing Combat Conditioning. The final result is a stronger Marine who is better prepared for the rigors of combat. This program is now in place at all entry-level facilities. All young Marines will be prepared to continue this challenging physical training program. It is our responsibility to ensure that our Marines are in the best physical condition to assist in bringing them home in one piece.
Author: Joseph C. Shusko Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781481083553 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 228
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The Marine Corps exists to fight America's battles and make Marines. This means that everything we do as Marines is focused on our preparation for combat. For these reasons, the Marine is the ultimate warrior who must be prepared for uncertainty. Unlike the professional athlete, a Marine cannot afford to “peak;” rather, a Marine must maintain an optimal fitness level at all times. A Marine's training must combine strength, power, speed, and agility in order to enhance martial skills that can be applied at the optimal moment in a combat environment. Combat has no quarters, halftime or known time element. Therefore, a Marine is required to fight in any terrain and under any climatic condition when facing the rigors of the modern battlefield. This volume on Combat Conditioning consists of various components of fitness, as well as, the programs that are part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Combat Conditioning Program.
Author: United States Marine Corps. Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1626367116 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 352
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U.S. Marine Combat Conditioning is a complete reproduction of the combat conditioning program that was completed by all World War II-era Officer Candidates while at OCS in Quantico, Virginia. Combat Conditioning is defined as the physical and mental conditioning of individual Marines for hand-to-hand combat and is an essential part of the progressive training of all Marines. In addition to conditioning the Marines physically, the program is designed to help them overcome inhibitions toward physical contact. The goal is not only to gain physical strength, agility, and endurance but also to develop confidence as a hand-to-hand fighter both with and without weapons. Additionally, this manual serves as the guide for individual Marine units when establishing their own combat conditioning programs. An invaluable part of U.S. military history, the lessons remain relevant even to-day. With over 200 photographs, U.S. Marine Combat Conditioning demonstrates—in vivid detail—the exercises and training techniques used by marines to prepare for combat as well as their proper application. The program incorporates mass physical drills, competitive games and exercises, and specially designed obstacle and assault courses. In addition to the rigorous physical training, it includes combat instruction in judo as well as the use of knives, bayonets, clubs, silent weapons, and pistols.
Author: U.S. Marine Corps Publisher: Cosimo, Inc. ISBN: 1602067392 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 228
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The United States Marine Corps is the largest such force on the planet, and yet it is the smallest, most elite section of the U.S. military, one with a long and storied history and some of the most rigorous training procedures. Here, in the most current version of the manual used by the Corps itself, is the guidebook used by the service to physically prepare its troops for their dangerous work. Areas covered include: . the fundamentals of physical fitness for Marines . development of fitness training programs . conditioning drills . guerilla exercises . the basics of orienteering . individual exercise programs . the basics of combat water survival . team contests and athletics . physical readiness tests . and much, much more. Military buffs, athletes, and anyone seeking to understand how American armed services train for the ever-changing arena of modern warfare will find this a fascinating and informative document.
Author: Usmc The Basic School Publisher: ISBN: 9781092178587 Category : Languages : en Pages : 48
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The Marine Corps serves as the nation's expeditionary force in readiness. Combat conditioning in the Marine Corps is designed to prepare Marines to physically withstand the rigors of combat. All other goals of physical training must support the physical requirements of combat. This concept not only develops a more physically fit Marine, it also develops an individual who is mentally tough and confident. Marine Corps Order 6100.13 states every Marine must be physically fit regardless of age, grade, or duty assignment. Combat conditioning emphasizes the requirement for all Marines to adopt a healthy lifestyle and a lifelong commitment to fitness. This combination has a direct and positive impact on job performance and combat readiness. The objective of the Combat Conditioning is to offer physical conditioning information that will assist with appropriate, well-designed fitness programs and workouts that, when implemented, will benefit the Marine. The purpose of this lesson is to teach you the concepts of combat conditioning.
Author: Publisher: Jeffrey Frank Jones ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 438
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To the Marines: Welcome to Golf Company and the next step in your journey to becoming part of the world’s premier fighting force. Many have failed or never even attempted what you have accomplished thus far, take pride in that. However, your journey has just begun. At Marine Combat Training, we will train and educate you in the common combat skills necessary to operate within any environment. The basic skills you will learn were forged over two centuries of battles; they are timeless, and vital to yours and the Corps success, now and in the future. Our Combat Instructors will Lead, Teach, Mentor, and Guide every one of you, through a rigorous 29-day program of instruction. You will be taught by the most experienced, professional, and knowledgeable Staff Non-commissioned Officers and Non-commissioned Officers that the Marine Corps has to offer. These SNCO's and NCO's were hand-picked out of hundreds of applicants to come to the School of Infantry to be Combat Instructors. I highly encourage you to prepare your mind and body for this training, the knowledge you gain here will carry you throughout your Marine Corps career. During the training cycle, I expect you to commit yourself to your training and education by learning as much as you can from our Combat Instructors. Finally, when you graduate, I expect you to retain what you learned and uphold the time honored traditions of our Marine Corps. Remember that regardless of military Occupation Specialty, every Marine is a Riflemen first. Every Marine, regardless of his military occupation, is trained as a Rifleman. This concept has been around since the Marine Corps inception in 1775, when every man who volunteered was required to bring his own musket. In the early 1900s, as the Marine Corps grew and additional military occupations were created, the Commandant, General John A. Lejeune, ensured that every Marine, regardless of his Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), received marksmanship training. During the Korean War, the Marine Corps was the only service to create rifle companies entirely from cooks, drivers, and other non-infantry Marines. From this war, the proverbial saying, Every Marine a Rifleman was born. In the nineteen eighties, the Commandant, General Al Gray, recognized the need to train all Marines in more than just basic marksmanship, but in modern-day combat skills. The School of Infantry was assigned to conduct this training known as Common Skills because it is common to every Marine. These common skills allow every Marine, regardless of MOS, to act as Rifleman when called upon. MCT Battalion generates Marine Riflemen to possess a foundational understanding of, and their role in applying, the Marine Corps' warfighting ethos, core values, basic tenets of maneuver warfare, leadership responsibilities, mental, moral, and physical resiliency in order to contribute to the successful accomplishment of their unit's mission. New Rifleman Definition: A Marine Rifleman embodies the Marine Corps' warfighting ethos: offensively minded; lethal with their weapon mentally, morally, physically resilient; proficient in basic field craft; and possessing a foundational understanding of leadership and the basic tenets of maneuver warfare. CONTENTS: MCT Student Outline, 296 pages Student Preparation Guide, 10 pages MCDP-1 Warfighting, 113 pages Physical Training Playbook, 19 pages
Author: U.S.Marine Corps Publisher: Paladin Press ISBN: 9781581602531 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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The U.S. Marine Corps knows how to prepare its men for the physical rigors of combat. Here is the entire classic USMC combat conditioning course as taught at the Officer Candidate School. Besides the Marines' demanding PT program, it includes instruction in unarmed combat; use of knives, clubs and silent weapons; pistol disarming; bayonet drills and more.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 13
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The Marine Corps is a fighting organization designed for one purpose: combat. Physical fitness has long been a part of the training regimen to prepare Marines for the rigors of combat. The importance of physical fitness was recently emphasized by the current Commandant of the Marine Corps, who stated that "As a fighting force, our ability to fulfill this commitment and accomplish the mission is dependent, in part, upon the fitness of our Marines." In response, the Marine Corps' top brass recently implemented a new training requirement known as the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) to emphasize the importance of physical fitness amongst Marines. While it is commendable to change the testing requirements, vis-a-vis the CFT, the Marine Corps has not done enough to improve its methods of physical training. The Marine Corps has not taken advantage of the ability to produce stronger, faster, and quicker Marines in a condensed time frame through the use of the various advanced physical training programs available to the public, such as P90X, CrossFit, and Nike's Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, and Quickness (SPARQ) program. The Marine Corps should integrate these advanced physical training programs into its physical fitness program for a number of reasons: (1) to reduce the financial strain on Marines who are paying gym fees to utilize the equipment recommended by these programs; (2) to achieve qualitative physical fitness results in less time; and, most importantly, (3) to prepare Marines for the physical rigors of combat. The Marine Corps could obtain a legal understanding with the private companies that developed these programs to use their programs, but under its own terms, for example with equipment that is already in place in Marine Corps facilities. By coincidence, many of the advanced training programs (e.g., P90X, CrossFit, and SPARQ) offer training plans specifically tailored to provide the anaerobic short burst energy training required for the CFT and combat.
Author: Jeffrey Jones Publisher: Jeffrey Frank Jones ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 1457
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Over 1,400 pages covering the following primary topics: URBAN OPERATIONS BREACHING DEMOLITIONS ANTI-ARMOR WARFARE WEAPONS TRAINING, MAINTENANCE & MARKSMANSHIP MACHINE GUNS PATROLLING INFANTRY TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES NBC COMMUNICATIONS MORTARS ... and more Following Recruit Training, the School of Infantry is the second stage of training for all Infantry Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Enlisted Marines and marks the transition from entry-level Marines to combat-ready Marines. At SOI, Marines who have recently graduated from recruit training continue their education and training to become more proficient in the fundamentals of being a rifleman. Marines with a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of infantry are trained at the Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), while all non-infantry Marines are trained at the Marine Combat Training Battalion (MCT). There are two Schools of Infantry: Camp Geiger located in North Carolina and Camp Pendleton in California. The primary role of the School of Infantry is to ensure, first and foremost, that "every Marine a rifleman." All Marine Corps assets exists to support the rifleman on the ground, and every Marine is prepared to do whatever it takes to ensure the safety of the Marines to their left and right. Regardless of MOS, the ITB mission ensures every Marine has the capability to fulfill his or her duties while operating in a combat environment.
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