PFT Complete?

Awaiting results in the morning but we should be mostly complete for the biannual PFT. Very good work done by all. Next week we will conduct a mock combat fitness test. Keep in your thoughts that next week brings us to the last month of 2007 which means the holidays are upon us.

I ask that we all keep two things in mind as they approach: safety & mission.

Everything you do to get home and enjoy holiday time off and family needs to be executed in a manner where all hands enjoy and safely return.

We have a job to do, many of our fellow Marines will not be with us, either because they are forward on the edge of battle or because they have passed from our ranks only to be united with us upon that final muster. Keep those Marines, their families and their legacy in your hearts and minds as you stay focused on all matters presently at hand. We have a mission, failure is not an option.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

For all of us this is a time of year where friends and family feature prominently in our lives. Ensure you celebrate safely and return to the fight ready to engage on Monday. The extended Lima Company family will be a part of what I give thanks for today. Thank you all for allowing me the privilege of leading this command.

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.

[2007 Thanksgiving Safety Message]

Gouge for next week

Tuesday the 20th:
0800: BNCO visit to Co L HQ
0900: 1st Plt spaces
1030: 2nd Plt spaces
1200: 3rd Plt spaces

Wednesday the 21st:
0630: Service Bravo Inspection
0730: Gaffney Fitness Pool in full utilities, no boots
1130: Turkey Bowl

Happy 232nd Birthday Marines, and Semper Fidelis...

Take the time to pause and reflect today, 10 November 2007, on the Birthday of our Corps. Many Marines are far from home, some will not return.

They serve in honor.

Always honor them and their memory.

PT for Wednesday the 14th

Time: 0630
Uniform: Green on Green sweats, gloves and beanies optional
Place: DINFOS PT field pull up bars

There will be sustainment. There will be functional fitness. There may be some suffering for all to enjoy. Hydrate and bring a water source.

Semper Fi,

CO

Changes

I hope everyone remembers that tomorrow is sleeves down, woodland MarPat utilities as the uniform of the day.
Additionally I hope that everyone realized today was daylight savings and adjusted their clocks accordingly. I anticipate Marines late or completely missing MCMAP in the morning, hopefully I'm wrong.

A Theoretical Hierarchy of Development
From: Crossfit.com
A theoretical hierarchy exists for the development of an athlete. It starts with nutrition and moves to metabolic conditioning, gymnastics, weightlifting, and finally sport. This hierarchy largely reflects foundational dependence, skill, and to some degree, time ordering of development. The logical flow is from molecular foundations, cardiovascular sufficiency, body control, external object control, and ultimately mastery and application. This model has greatest utility in analyzing athletes’ shortcomings or difficulties.

We don’t deliberately order these components but nature will. If you have a deficiency at any level of “the pyramid” the components above will suffer.