Preparing for U.S. Marine Corps boot camp requires a physical fitness level above and beyond that of other regular service branches. The longer running distance and pull-ups alone are the events most ...
Lance Cpl. Oscar O. Tapia conducts the pull-up portion of a physical fitness test on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. (Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves/Marine Corps) Two years after ...
A Cape Girardeau Marine earned his company’s “Iron Man” award in basic training — the top physical fitness honor for an individual Marine during basic training. Pvt. 1st Class Zach Morningstar, who ...