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UNCLAS //NO6100//
ALMAR 369/97
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SUBJ/CHANGE 2 TO MCO 6100.3J PHYSICAL FITNESS//
REF/A/DOC/DODINST/30AUG95//
REF/B/DOC/MCO/22FEB88//
REF/C/DOC/MCO/22MAR95//
NARR/REF A IS DODINST 1308.3 PHYSICAL FITNESS AND BODY FAT PROGRAMS
PROCEDURES. REF B IS MCO 6100.3J PHYSICAL FITNESS. REF C IS MCO
6100.10B WEIGHT CONTROL AND MILITARY APPEARANCE ORDER.//
POC/L.M. PAPPA/LTCOL/C462/-/TEL:DSN 278-4054/TEL:COML (703)784-4054//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CHANGE IS TO:
A. IMPLEMENT A PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) FOR MARINES AGE 46
AND OVER.
B. OUTLINE MODIFICATIONS TO SIT-UPS.
C. ESTABLISH AN "ALTITUDE" WAIVER.
2. THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND,
TRAINING DIVISION, HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN AN ON-GOING REVIEW
OF THE PFT. IN SEPTEMBER 1996, THEY SPONSORED A PHYSICAL FITNESS
CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, WEIGHT CONTROL, AND THE
PFT. AS A RESULT OF THEIR EFFORTS THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE PFT
ARE FORTHCOMING:
A. AGE 46 AND OVER PFT. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE
REQUIRES ALL SERVICE MEMBERS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, TO BE TESTED IN THE
AREAS OF CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE, MUSCULAR STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND
FLEXIBILITY PER REFERENCE A. THEREFORE, MARINES OF ALL AGES WILL
TAKE THE STANDARD MARINE CORPS PFT. AN ADDITIONAL SCORING MATRIX HAS
BEEN CREATED FOR MARINES AGE 46 AND OVER. TAKE THE FOLLOWING FOR
ACTION:
(1) PRIOR TO 1JUL98, MARINES AGE 46 AND OVER WHO HAVE NOT
COMPLETED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION WITHIN THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS WILL
UNDERGO A MEDICAL SCREENING UTILIZING OPNAV FORM 6110/2. THIS
MEDICAL SCREENING IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT AND MUST BE COMPLETED BY A
CREDENTIALED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (CHCP). THE SCREENING MUST INCLUDE
AN EVALUATION OF WEIGHT, BODY FAT, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND ANY FURTHER
TESTING AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE CHCP. MEDICAL RECORDS WILL
CONTAIN COMPLETED SCREENINGS.
(2) ON PAGE 1-D-1, APPENDIX (D) TO ENCL (1) OF THE BASIC
ORDER; REPLACE "STANDARDS FOR TOTAL SCORE FOR MALE/FEMALE MARINES"
WITH THE FOLLOWING:
STANDARDS FOR TOTAL SCORES
CLASS AGE AGE AGE AGE
17-26 27-39 40-45 46+
1ST CLASS 225 200 175 150
2ND CLASS 175 150 125 100
3RD CLASS 135 110 88 65
(3) ON PAGE 1, ENCL (1), PARAGRAPH 2, LINE 3; DELETE THE
WORDS; "UNDER 46 YEARS OF AGE."
(4) ADJUSTMENTS (AGE 46+) MINIMUM PASSING SCORES:
PULLUPS FAH 3-MI RUN 3-MI RUN
AGE (MALE) (FEMALE) SITUPS (MALE) (FEMALE)
46+ 3 15 40 33 MIN 36 MIN
(5) ON PAGE 3, ENCL (1), PARAGRAPH 7D(1), CHANGE TO READ:
"REQUIRED MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE (MALE)"
REQ'D
3-MILE SUBTOTAL ADD PASSING
AGE PULLUPS SITUPS RUN POINTS POINTS SCORE
17-26 3 50 28 MIN 105 30 135
27-39 3 45 29 MIN 94 16 110
40-45 3 45 30 MIN 88 0 88
46+ 3 40 33 MIN 65 0 65
(6) ON PAGE 3, ENCL (1), PARAGRAPH 7D(2), CHANGE TO READ:
"REQUIRED MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION SCORES (MALE/FEMALE)"
AGE UNSAT 3RD CLASS 2ND CLASS 1ST CLASS
17-26 0-134 135 175 225
27-39 0-109 110 150 200
40-45 0-87 88 125 175
46+0 64 65 100 150
(7) PAGE 4, ENCL (1), PARAGRAPH 7D(3), CHANGE TO READ:
"REQUIRED MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)"
REQ'D
3-MILE SUBTOTAL ADD PASSING
AGE FAH SITUPS RUN POINTS POINTS SCORE
17-26 15 50 31 MIN 105 30 135
27-39 15 45 32 MIN 94 16 110
40-45 15 45 33 MIN 88 0 88
46+ 15 40 36 MIN 65 0 65
B. MODIFIED SIT-UP. THE SIT-UP HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO PROVIDE AN
ENHANCED EVALUATION OF ABDOMINAL STRENGTH AND REDUCE THE POTENTIAL
FOR NECK AND LOWER BACK INJURIES. AN UPDATED VIDEO COMBINING A
DEMONSTRATION OF THE MODIFIED SIT-UP AND THE DEAD HANG PULLUP WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO 1JUL98. THE BELOW CHANGES APPLY:
(1) ON PAGE 6, ENCL (1), DELETE AND REPLACE PARAGRAPH 9C
OF THE BASIC ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING: "TIME LIMIT IS TWO MINUTES
FOR MALE AND FEMALE MARINES. IN THE CORRECT STARTING POSITION,
PARTICIPANTS ARE ON THEIR BACKS WITH THEIR SHOULDER BLADES
TOUCHING THE DECK, KNEES FLEXED AND BOTH FEET FLAT ON THE DECK.
THE ARMS ARE FOLDED ACROSS AND REMAIN AGAINST THE CHEST OR RIB
CAGE WITH NO GAP BETWEEN THE FOREARMS AND THE CHEST OR RIB CAGE
WHEN RAISING THE UPPER BODY. ONE REPETITION CONSISTS OF RAISING
THE UPPER BODY FROM THE STARTING POSITION UNTIL THE ELBOWS OR
FOREARMS TOUCH THE THIGHS AND THEN RETURNING TO THE STARTING
POSITION WITH THE SHOULDER BLADES TOUCHING THE DECK. NO
BOUNCING OR ARCHING OF THE LOWER BACK IS AUTHORIZED, AND THE
BUTTOCKS WILL REMAIN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE DECK
THROUGHOUT THE EXERCISE. AN ASSISTANT MAY HOLD THE FEET OR LEGS
BELOW THE KNEES IN WHATEVER MANNER IS MOST COMFORTABLE FOR THE
PARTICIPANT. KNEELING OR SITTING ON THE FEET IS PERMITTED."
(2) ON PAGES 1-A-1, APPENDIX (A) TO ENCL (1) AND 1-B-1,
APPENDIX (B) TO ENCL (1) OF THE BASIC ORDER, CHANGE THE "POINTS"
AND "SIT-UPS" COLUMNS TO REFLECT 100 MAXIMUM SITUPS (IN 2
MINUTES) FOR 100 POINTS (ONE POINT PER SIT-UP).
C. ALTITUDE PFT MODIFICATION. MARINES PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED OR
TAD TO LOCATIONS AT OR ABOVE 4500 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WILL
USE THE BELOW ALTITUDE MODIFICATION TO SCORE THE 3-MILE PFT RUN.
THIS CHANGE IS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EFFECTS OF ALTITUDE AND
PROVIDE FAIRNESS TO ALL MARINES IN THE PROMOTION PROCESS. THE
ALTITUDE ADJUSTED RUN DATA REFLECTS RESEARCH BASED ON AN ACCLAMATION
PERIOD OF 30 DAYS. UNITS ARE DIRECTED TO PROVIDE A 30 DAY
ACCLAMATION PERIOD PRIOR TO TESTING FOR SCORE. TAKE THE FOLLOWING
FOR ACTION:
(1) ADD THE FOLLOWING PAGE AS "1-B-2" APPENDIX (B) TO
ENCL (1): "ALTITUDE COMPENSATION FOR 3-MILE PFT RUN"
POINTS 3-MI(MALE) 3-MI(FEMALE) POINTS 3-MI(MALE) 3-MI(FEMALE)
100 19:30 22:30 49 28:00 31:00
99 19:40 22:40 48 28:10 31:10
98 19:50 22:50 47 28:20 31:20
97 20:00 23:00 46 28:30 31:30
96 20:10 23:10 45 28:40 31:40
95 20:20 23:20 44 28:50 31:50
94 20:30 23:30 43 29:00 32:00
93 20:40 23:40 42 29:10 32:10
92 20:50 23:50 41 29:20 32:20
91 21:00 24:00 40 29:30 32:30
90 21:10 24:10 39 29:40 32:40
89 21:20 24:20 38 29:50 32:50
88 21:30 24:30 37 30:00 33:00
87 21:40 24:40 36 30:10 33:10
86 21:50 24:50 35 30:20 33:20
85 22:00 25:00 34 30:30 33:30
84 22:10 25:10 33 30:40 33:40
83 22:20 25:20 32 30:50 33:50
82 22:30 25:30 31 31:00 34:00
81 22:40 25:40 30 31:10 34:10
80 22:50 25:50 29 31:20 34:20
79 23:00 26:00 28 31:30 34:30
78 23:10 26:10 27 31:40 34:40
77 23:20 26:20 26 31:50 34:50
76 23:30 26:30 25 32:00 35:00
75 23:40 26:40 24 32:10 35:10
74 23:50 26:50 23 32:20 35:20
73 24:00 27:00 22 32:30 35:30
72 24:10 27:10 21 32:40 35:40
71 24:20 27:20 20 32:50 35:50
70 24:30 27:30 19 33:00 36:00
69 24:40 27:40 18 33:10 36:10
68 24:50 27:50 17 33:20 36:20
67 25:00 28:00 16 33:30 36:30
66 25:10 28:10 15 33:40 36:40
65 25:20 28:20 14 33:50 36:50
64 25:30 28:30 13 34:00 37:00
63 25:40 28:40 12 34:10 37:10
62 25:50 28:50 11 34:20 37:20
61 26:00 29:00 10 34:30 37:30
60 26:10 29:10 9 34:40 37:40
59 26:20 29:20 8 34:50 37:50
58 26:30 29:30 7 35:00 38:00
57 26:40 29:40 6 35:10 38:10
56 26:50 29:50 5 35:20 38:20
55 27:00 30:00 4 35:30 38:30
54 27:10 30:10 3 35:40 38:40
53 27:20 30:20 2 35:50 38:50
52 27:30 30:30 1 36:00 39:00
51 27:40 30:40
50 27:50 30:50
(2) ADD THE FOLLOWING PAGE AS "1-B-3" APPENDIX (B) TO
ENCL (1): "REQUIRED MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE ALTITUDE PERFORMANCE"
AGE 3-MI RUN(MALE) 3-MI RUN (FEMALE)
17-26 29:30 MIN 32:30 MIN
27-39 30:30 33:30
40-45 31:30 34:30
46+ 34:30 37:30
3. THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO REF A
ARE DIRECTED:
A. ON PAGE 1, ENCL (1), PARAGRAPH 4B, CHANGE TO READ: "FOR
MEN AND WOMEN, A MEASURED 3-MILE COURSE OVER REASONABLY LEVEL
GROUND."
B. ON PAGE 3, ENCL (1), PARAGRAPH 7A, CHANGE THE FIRST
SENTENCE TO READ: "THE PFT CONSISTS OF THREE EVENTS: FOR MALES,
THE EVENTS ARE THE PULLUP/CHINUP, THE SIT-UP, AND A 3-MILE RUN;
FOR FEMALES, THE EVENTS ARE THE FLEXED ARM HANG, SIT-UP, AND THE
3-MILE RUN."
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. REFERENCE B IS BEING REVISED TO
REFLECT THESE CHANGES AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH REFERENCE C, WEIGHT
CONTROL AND MILITARY APPEARANCE. RELEASE OF THIS PROJECTED
COMBINED ORDER IS SLATED FOR 3RD QTR OF FY98.
5. TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AMONG MARINES COMPETING FOR PROMOTION TO
CPL/SGT, COMPOSITE SCORE COMPUTATIONS FOR THE PERIOD JUL 98 TO
MAR 99 WILL UTILIZE PFT SCORES ENTERED IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL
FORCE SYSTEM PRIOR TO 1JUL98. EFFECTIVE 1APR99, COMPOSITE SCORE
COMPUTATIONS FOR ALL PROMOTIONS TO CPL/SGT WILL INCLUDE PFT SCORES
RECORDED SINCE 1JUL98. ALL USMCR PFT'S FOR CY98 WILL BE COMPLETED
AFTER 1JUL98 BUT PRIOR TO 31DEC98.
6. FILING INSTRUCTIONS. FILE THIS AS CHANGE 2 TO THE BASIC ORDER,
EFFECTIVE 1JUL98. APPLICABLE TO BOTH ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE
MARINES (PCN 10209310000).//
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