Are PT tests and Organized PT allowed in a combat zone?

Answer 1

In reference to MARINE CORPS ORDER 6100.13 it states:

Exemptions. Marines are exempt from the semi-annual/annual PFT/CFT requirement under the following conditions:

Deployment to a combat zone and while in receipt of hostile fire pay. Marines are exempt from the semi-annual/annual PFT/CFT requirement for 60 days following their departure from a combat zone/termination of hostile fire pay. Routine deployments in support of the Unit Deployment Program (UDP) or Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU), and while not in receipt of hostile fire pay, do not exempt Marines from the semi-annual/annual PFT/CFT requirement.

In reference to MARINE CORPS ORDER 6100.12 it states:

PFT Not Required. The condition when a Marine will not be required to conduct a semi-annual PFT:

Personnel on duty in a combat zone; the semi-annual PFT may be waived until their return from the combat zone.

In reference to MARINE CORPSE ORDER 6100.3J it states:

Personnel to be Tested. Unit commanders will administer the physical fitness test at least semiannually (on a calendar year basis) to all Marines under 46 years of age, regardless of grade, except for personnel on duty in a combat zone, and annually for members of the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR).

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I couldn't find anything on paper in regards to organized PT in a combat zone. From my knowledge, it isn't allowed. There's supposedly a set number of bodies PTing in a group that is considered "organized".

I hope this information answers your question.

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Corporal of Marines