A Marine collapsed during a PT test. His family and former leadership say his death was preventable.

When Marine Sgt. Gordon Reed collapsed during a fitness test in Florida, a string of decisions by fellow Marines delayed his ...
Task & Purpose

Camp Lejeune machine gunner is third Marine in two months to die during PT

An 18-year-old machine gunner based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, is the third Marine to die during physical training in just two months. Pfc. Ethan M. Moores died on May 27 after collapsing ...
Marine Corps Times

Top Marine's 2017 to-do list: better PT, fixing aviation and cracking down on 'general jackassery'

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, gets water from the Devil Dog fountain after the American Memorial Day ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Memorial Cemetery, Belleau Wood, ...
Stars and Stripes

Marine Corps bases put kibosh on wearing fitness attire at exchanges, commissaries

Running errands in running shorts is a threat to good order and discipline, the Marine Corps has decided, so it’s letting bases bar troops from wearing fitness gear at commissaries and exchanges. The ...
Marine Corps Times

Lejeune Marine’s PT death leads to new safety measures

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, conduct a combat conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2014. The ...
Military.com

PT Standards in Question for Women in Combat

The Marine Corps may have to change its physical standards in order to put females in positions to one day lead infantry platoons in combat. Both the Marine Corps and the Army continue to wrestle with ...
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Marine recruit shot in the foot during marksmanship training on Parris Island

A Marine recruit was injured Wednesday during marksmanship training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, officials ...