What happens if you are unable to perform the required PT in the USMC boot camp?

June 26th, 2009 | by MakingMarines |
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Kenny K asked:


For example, you can barely pass the physical test required to get in. During PT you become so tired you cannot continue.

What do the DI’s do?

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  1. 11 Responses to “What happens if you are unable to perform the required PT in the USMC boot camp?”

  2. By Pandora on Jun 26, 2009 | Reply

    scare the ba-jesus out of you so that you can and WILL do the required pt. there is no quitting in the military…

    are you scared or something?

  3. By cLee on Jun 27, 2009 | Reply

    you’ll do or get sent back to the beginning of the cycle or sent home

  4. By Rich on Jun 30, 2009 | Reply

    They would keep pushing you, if you keep can’t pass it, their might kick you out, when you joined, you should know is a tough tphysical training, if you that worry about physical go to airforce when you do half of push up compare to marine.

  5. By charles.young580 on Jul 1, 2009 | Reply

    You will get tired and sore , but after all the training and preparation you will smoke your pt test. All the Devil Dogs do!
    Most young people worry too much about the PT test. Your Drill Instructor will make sure that your are ready. Follow their orders and you will not have any problems.

  6. By LAVADOG_1/3 on Jul 1, 2009 | Reply

    Your asking a very bad question..

    Your not gonna quit and your not gonna be to tired to not pass your pft test..Thats the whole point of boot camp..

    You will either pass or die trying…Its as simple as that..

    No such thing as “so tired” that you just stop..this is what those two things are for in between your legs..You reach down and grab a hold and accomplish your mission..

    Dont stress the PT..by the time the test comes you will be able to pass it without any problems.

  7. By Brad V on Jul 2, 2009 | Reply

    They will set you back into another, newer platoon and make you take the training all over again ! I’ll bet you five bucks, that you will get untired, real fast !

  8. By Anthony on Jul 2, 2009 | Reply

    During recieving week the day before you meet your DI’s you do you IST(intial strenght test) if you fail you go to PCP a non training platoon stands for physical conditioning platoon (nick-named pork chop platoon) where you stay until you meet the min to enter training. Then in training you have to take a PFT (physical fitness test) around training day 28 or so if you fail you go to PCP where you stay until you meet the requirment which is higher then the IST. Once you pass the PFT in PCP you go back to training, you go to the last training day you have completed so you don’t have to start over. Than the last week of training you take your final PFT where you couldn’t fail cause you wouldn’t have made it that far if you couldn’t pass

    In training you will be tired but the DI’s work you until you are tired that is the whole point. They want you to work as had as you can so they keep pushing you and pushing you until you are tired as long as you keep trying and putting in the effort they don’t bother you too much. If you let up or give up they only push you harder. As long as you yell as loud as you can and put in the max effort you will be fine. Being loud is one of the most important things in boot camp.

    Lose the can’t continue attitude that doesn’t exist in the Marines.

    P.S. If you fall out of a run or give up in training cause your too tired, the cormans have to check to make sure your not a heat case they use a termometer that goes in your ass. That should be enough motivation not to quit.

  9. By Marine5 on Jul 4, 2009 | Reply

    It will be a long hard road…for you…
    Probably get booted out…
    The Corps doesn’t want Non Hackers…

    You give up in Boot Camp…
    You will give up in Comat or any other
    job you try…

  10. By thecubn41980 on Jul 6, 2009 | Reply

    Ummm…just so you know, so it’s not a shock to you when you get there, the Drill Instructors will make you “able” to do everything in boot camp, whether you like it or not.

    Don’t sweat it, your going to be training so much you’ll get conditioned fast enough. Then the PFT will come and you will smoke it. If not, they will jsut send you back to PCP, so you can get into a little better shape.

  11. By jason l on Jul 7, 2009 | Reply

    They will send you to the Pork Chop Platoon until you are able to pass the PFT.

  12. By Allen T on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    make you do it …. it is really hard to get out of boot i know a few people that have been at mcrd for a year. you will pass dont worry

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