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Corps puts off female pull-up requirement but encourages continued training December 06, 2013 — The Marine Corps has postponed a move to replace the flexed arm hang with pull-ups in the physical fitness test for female Marines.  On Nov. 15, Headquarters Marine Corps issued a brief statement saying Phase 1 of the change to the PFT, announced last November in All Marine Corps Activities Message 046/12, will continue into the coming calendar MORE
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Women’s Equality Day reflects Marine Corps progress August 27, 2013 — As the nation honored Women’s Equality Day on Monday, a day commemorating the 19th Amendment that granted women a right to vote, it also offered a chance to reflect on the Corps’ recent steps toward fostering a more equal environment for women in uniform. MORE
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Marine by day, Yoga Instructor by night February 11, 2013 — Sweat dripped off her brow as, seated cross-legged in front of a class of 24 students, she bent forward saying, “Namaste,” meaning ‘I salute you’ in Hindu. She had just finished leading the class in a 90-minutelong Hot Yoga session. When not wearing digital camouflage, Sgt. Yari Kobus, personnel chief, Marine Helicopter Squadron One, is a yoga MORE
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USMC Female Marine PFT training program online January 29, 2013 — Training and Education Command has developed a website, https://fitness.usmc.mil/FPFT, to help female Marines meet the new requirements set forth in All Marine Message 046/12: pull-ups. The website, designed by TECOM, with help from Semper Fit and the Physical Fitness Advisor at Parris Island, S.C., and their staff, will be updated regularly with MORE
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