The United States Marine Corps is the largest such force on the planet,
and yet it is the smallest, most elite section of the U.S. military, one
with a long and storied history and some of the most rigorous training
procedures. Here, in the most current version of the manual used by the
Corps itself, is the guidebook used by the service to physically prepare
its troops for their dangerous work. Areas covered include: . the
fundamentals of physical fitness for Marines . development of fitness
training programs . conditioning drills . guerilla exercises . the
basics of orienteering . individual exercise programs . the basics of
combat water survival . team contests and athletics . physical readiness
tests . and much, much more. Military buffs, athletes, and anyone
seeking to understand how American armed services train for the
ever-changing arena of modern warfare will find this a fascinating and
informative document.