New Combat Fitness Test
The Commandant has approved a new combat fitness test to complement the current physical fitness test. Designed to evaluate the physical strength and agility required in combat, it will be implemented on 1 October on a pass/fail basis. In the future it will transition to a three-tier graded event that will be a component of promotion cutting scores. View an overview of the course. Or, read the ALMAR that gives guidance on the combat fitness test.
Wounded Warrior Mentors Needed
The Wounded Warrior Mentor Program assigns an experienced mentor (most with former military experience) who will help wounded soldiers and Marines as they determine options for their future. There is pressing need for volunteers to continue this mentorship when wounded warriors are discharged from DC hospitals and return to other locations in the United States. Learn more about the program.
The Long War: The Marine Corps recently published its strategy for fighting the Long War. It is titled Send in the Marines: A Marine Corps Operational Concept to Meet an Uncertain Security Environment. The pamphlet lays out the framework of how the Corps will build capacity in partner nations and deploy to counter threats in the arc of instability. It is a sea change in how battalions in particular will deploy and be employed. Click here to read the entire document.
Professional Reading List Discussion Guides
Click on the link above to view discussion guides on LtGen Victor H. Krulak's book, First to Fight and On Infantry by John A. English and Bruce I. Gudmundsson. CMC wants Marines to read and discuss books as part of the Marine Corps Professional Reading Program. The guides, which can be used to conduct professional military education, are provided by Marine Corps University.
