re: How the Marines new physical standards for combat jobs weed out men & women NSFW

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Those are simply the numbers you must have to qualify for combat jobs BEFORE you begin day 1 of boot camp. Honestly, those numbers are almost the same as boot camp entry in 1996, which is when I joined. You must progress at a certain rate during boot camp and be able to reach a much higher physical fitness score before graduating.



^ this. 

I was a recruiter from 2011-2014 and our command wouldn't even ship kids unless the doubled the standard. 

Pre-accession Initial Strength test was 3 Pull-ups, 44 crunches in 2 minutes and under 13:30 mile and half. 

If our kids wernt doing 6 Pull-ups, 60 crunches and under 12 minutes within 90 days they'd get discharged from the delayed entry program.

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Exactly! My recruiter only put me through one PFT before he shipped me off, but he gave me speech about how I would be delayed entry if I did not exceed the bare minimum by a certain percentage. I actually did very well. I did 11 dead hangs, 60 sit ups (Before the crunches were implemented), and 11:45 1-1/2 miles run. I remember those numbers because I still have the certificate he printed out for each of us who passed his standards.

My best PFT during active duty was 294/300. I maxed the dead hangs and crunches,and I was nearly perfect on my 3 mile run. Most of my other PFT scores were around 285-288/300.