R 232031Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 608/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/COMBAT FITNESS TEST (CFT) ADVISORY 01-09//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P6100.13/-/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 521/08/-//
POC/MCGUIRE B/COL/UNIT:TECOM/-/TEL:(703) 784-0098/
BRIAN.J.MCGUIRE@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM ORDER/REF B
OUTLINES COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF REF A.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF CFT
ADVISORIES THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED AT LEAST QUARTERLY DURING FY-09.
2. THE PURPOSE OF THESE ADVISORIES WILL BE PRIMARILY THE FOLLOWING:
2.A. CLARIFY POLICY RELATED TO CONDUCT OF THE CFT. ANY CHANGES TO
POLICY WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPARATE MARADMIN.
2.B. IDENTIFY ANY INJURY TRENDS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
3. POLICY CLARIFICATION.
3.A. PER MATERIALS POSTED ON THE TECOM WEBSITE, THE FIELD FOR
CONDUCT OF THE MANEUVER UNDER FIRE (MANUF) EVENT NEED NOT BE LINED
WITH FIELD LINING PAINT. ENGINEER TAPE CAN BE USED TO SEPARATE LANES
BUT IS NOT NEEDED FOR THE ENTIRE 100-YD LANE LENGTH. TAPE USED FROM
THE 50-YARD LINE TO THE 75-YARD LINE SUFFICES TO DELINEATE LANES.
3.B. MARKERS USED AT VARIOUS POINTS ON THE MANUF COURSE CAN BE ANY
VISIBLE MARKER WHICH MEETS OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)
GUIDELINES. CONES, SANDBAGS, UTILITY FLAGS, PYLONS, ETC. ARE AMONG
OPTIONS WHICH MAY BE USED.
4. CFT-RELATED INJURIES.
4.A. INJURIES OBSERVED DURING CFT DATA COLLECTION FROM JAN-JULY 08
WERE MINIMAL AND NO CLEAR INJURY TREND EMERGED. THE ORM WORKSHEET
AND TRAINING ADVICE PROVIDED ON THE TECOM WEBSITE ARE TO BE USED AS
GUIDELINES AND CAN BE ADDED TO AS COMMANDERS DEEM NECESSARY.
4.B. PER REF A, COMMANDERS ARE DIRECTED TO ENTER CFT-RELATED
INJURIES INTO THE WEB ENABLED SAFETY SYSTEM (WESS). IN COOPERATION
WITH UNIT SAFETY PERSONNEL AND NAVY MEDICINE, EFFECTIVE INJURY DATA
COLLECTION WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON INJURY CAUSE CODING IS
ESSENTIAL IN DETERMINING EVIDENCE-BASED INJURY TRENDS.
5. CFT MONITOR TRAINING. OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNIT PERSONNEL TO BECOME
TRAINED ON HOW TO CONDUCT THE CFT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
5.A. ATTENDANCE AT CFT TESTING PERIODS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
5.A.1 THE BASIC SCHOOL MCB QUANTICO.
5.A.2 OFFICER CANDIDATES SCHOOL MCB QUANTICO.
5.A.3 MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOTS PARRIS ISLAND AND SAN DIEGO.
5.A.4 UNITS LISTED ABOVE WILL BE CONDUCTING CFT TESTING IN ENTRY
LEVEL TRAINING (ELT) FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE POPULATIONS. OBSERVING CFT
TESTING AT THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY USEFUL IN PROVIDING
ATTENDEES METHODS ON HOW TO TEST LARGE GROUPS OF PERSONNEL. UNITS
ARE TO REQUEST VISITS VIA TECOM G-3.
5.B. PARTICIPATION IN MOBILE TRAINING TEAMS (MTTS) CONDUCTED BY THE
MARTIAL ARTS CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (MACE). THESE MTTS TYPICALLY
SERVE TO RECERTIFY MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR TRAINERS (MAITS) AND
PROVIDE QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) FOR MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING. DURING
FY-09, THESE MTTS WILL ALSO PROVIDE CFT MONITOR TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES. SCHEDULE WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPCOR.
5.C. MACE-SPONSORED COMBAT CONDITIONING SPECIALIST (CCS) AND COMBAT
CONDITIONING INSTRUCTOR (CCI) PILOT COURSES.
5.D. ATTENDANCE AT SEMPER FIT-HOSTED COMBAT FITNESS TRAINING
WORKSHOPS WHERE AVAILABLE. THESE TWO AND HALF DAY WORKSHOPS, ALONG
WITH TRAINING UNIT PERSONNEL ON HOW TO CONDUCT THE CFT, ALSO PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON HOW TO TRAIN FOR THE CFT AND OTHER PERFORMANCE
ENHANCEMENT/INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGIES.
5.E. ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME) WILL PHASE IN
CFT MONITOR TRAINING AS PART OF THE SERGEANTS COURSE PROGRAM OF
INSTRUCTION IN 2ND QTR, FY-09.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT
DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//