MHG Records Their First CFT [Image 3 of 4]

FALLUJAH, IRAQ

10.09.2008

Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Cpl. Samuel R. Kee, motor transport operator, Truck Company, Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I MEF (Forward), grimaces his way through the last few steps of the fireman's carry portion of combat fitness test on Oct. 9, 2008. Kee, 23, from Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., and the other Marines in the company were the first group in the forward deployed MHG element to take the test for an official score. The traditional PFT focused more on Marines' aerobic fitness with a timed run and crunches, and then on upper-body strength with maximum dead-hang pull-ups or a flexed-arm hang. The CFT events combine muscle, agility and endurance to measure anaerobic fitness. Anaerobic exercise reflects conditions in combat, where there are brief moments of high-intensity output, and aerobic is more about a sustained steady pace. The CFT and the PFT will not be scored on the same day. Although scoring for the CFT converts to a 300-point scale next summer, the test won't have bearing on promotion until the next fiscal year.

• Date Taken: 10.09.2008
• Date Posted: 07.21.2011 21:11
• Photo ID: 121108
• VIRIN: 081009-M-8187I-004
• Resolution: 2700x1800
• Size: 1.14 MB
• Location: FALLUJAH, IQ