SDSU Aztecs attack Marine fitness challenge

Photo By Sgt. Erica Kirsop | Gunnery Sgt. Frank Becker, a supply chief with Marine Corps Recruiting Station San Diego, demonstrates the proper technique for ammunition can lifts for the San Diego State University women's basketball team aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 1. Players completed a combat fitness test, memory competition, leadership reaction course, squad push-ups and a team-building exercise to push themselves both mentally and physically.  

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.01.2015

Story by Sgt. Erica Kirsop 

12th Marine Corps District

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif.- The San Diego State University women’s basketball team and Marine Corps Officer Selection Office San Diego partnered for a two-hour fitness challenge aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 1.

Challenge events included a Marine Corps combat fitness test, memory competition, leadership reaction course, squad push-ups and a team-building exercise. Each event was designed to push players past their comfort zones physically. Following the physical competitions, team members were tasked to complete critical thinking exercises pushing them to work mentally through the physical exhaustion.

To set up a fitness event for your high school or collegiate sports teams contact your local Marine Corps recruiting stations.

• Date Taken: 09.01.2015
• Date Posted: 09.01.2015 16:21
• Story ID: 174893
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, US
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