Do me a huge favor on this one guys.
Take the time to read the document that I posted earlier...the EF 21 MAGTF GCE. The new GT score requirements stood out but the physical requirements are kinda interesting too. But what really gets my juices going is the schooling...via the document...
Increasing the minimum GT score requirement to serve in all infantry MOSs to 105 is only one stepthough. Physical standards must rise as well for those that we access into and then retain in our infantryMOSs, with a minimum goal that Marines assigned to an infantry battalion will be capable of meeting orexceeding this GT score requirement and the following physical standards:I read about the current Commandant's effort to make Infantry Squad Leader an individual MOS and yawned.
225 PFT on a semi-annual basis;
270 CFT on a semi-annual basis;
double obstacle course in 4 minutes on a semi-annual basis;
12-mile march with approach march load (i.e., for 0311 MOS, 114lbs) in 4 hours on a semi-annual basis;
Drag a 175 pound dummy 40 meters in 45 seconds on a semi-annual basis;
Water Survival Intermediate score annually.
In addition to our semi-annual infantry MOS training certification requirements for these same Marines,we will incorporate enhanced marksmanship training focused on night and precision shooting while under physical stress. We will further prioritize our infantry units’ manning, training, and equipping by ensuring that our rifle squads are all led by school-trained and certified NCOs. A key part of this certification, in addition to graduation from the required Advanced Infantry Courses (i.e., AIC and ISULC), will include completing the Joint Fires Observer (JFO) course.
Not now.
Now I'm fucking fired up. THIS IS GREAT SHIT!
Army Rangers should get nervous...we're about to out Ranger the Rangers. The Corps is actually about to start drinking their milk shake if this gains traction in the Corps. What has me fired up? You know the deal guys. Leadership sets the standards. You keep up and if you don't the rest will push you to get better. Additionally these new standards will filter down into the rest of the squad meaning that you're going to have some savage trigger pullers in each of the squads.
The squads are going to get better which means the battalions are going to get shit hot.
This initiative could be the most important thing to hit the Corps in 20 years...and I almost missed it.
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