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Updated Sep 23, 2026, 12:40 PM EDT The following are the maximum and minimum scores for male and female Marines taking the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test. The following are the max./min. score charts for male and female Marines for each event of the Marine Corps’ Physical Fitness Test (PFT): USMC…

Fundamentals Series — Part 9In the last two articles, we’ve taken our fundamentals off the static firing line and started moving. We’ve discussed why movement belongs early in a shooter’s development, how to move without unnecessarily disrupting the gun, and how to control our pace based on the shooting problem…

The Marine Corps has strict height and weight standards. However, it is considered acceptable not to meet the height and weight standards as long as you meet the service’s body fat standards. Now, a recent change has been added. If you do not meet either the height and weight standards…

When people picture concealed carry, this is probably the setup that comes to mind first.A handgun inside the waistband, somewhere toward the front of the body, with a shirt covering it. Appendix inside-the-waistband carry, usually shortened to AIWB, is one of the most common ways people conceal a handgun. PHLster…

The Marine Corps Physical Conditioning Program has two main components: the physical fitness test (PFT) and the Body Composition Program. The Marine Corps’ weight and body fat standards are health and performance based, and not based on appearance. Marines are considered not within these standards when their body weight and…