MARADMINS : 340/14
UNCLASSIFIED/
R 102347Z JUL 14
MARADMIN 340/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/CHANGE TO THE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST TIMELINE EXTENSION//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/271120ZNOV12//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/241634ZJAN14//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 046/12 WHICH ANNOUNCED A CHANGE TO THE FEMALE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST./REF B IS MARADMIN 035/14 WHICH ANNOUNCED A TIMELINE MODIFICATION TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PFT CHANGE.//
POC/MCGUIRE, B.J./CIV/TECOM/COMM: 703-784-0098/EMAIL: BRIAN.J.MCGUIRE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. THIS MARADMIN EXTENDS THE TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGE TO THE FEMALE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) ANNOUNCED IN REF A AND MODIFIED BY REF B.
2. THE MARINE CORPS WILL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT POLICY PROVIDING THE OPTION FOR FEMALE MARINES TO CONDUCT PULL-UPS OR FLEXED ARM HANG (FAH) ON THE PFT THROUGH THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2015 IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE THE ONGOING DELIBERATE, MEASURED, AND RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH BEING COLLECTED ACROSS THE FOUR LINES OF EFFORT OF THE MARINE CORPS FORCE INTEGRATION PLAN.
3. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//