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Body-building course screens weak recruits at San Diego
In a pilot program begun in April at the West Coast Marine depot, new recruits undergo strict physical tests to identify those unable to meet minimums such as 2 knee bends per minute and a single pullup. Labeled weak, some are funneled into a special body-building course as part of a low stress regime in their first five days.
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San Diego
Parris Island
D.C
Marine Corps’ West Coast Training Depot
Soto
T. S. Metzger