CFT
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Specifically designed to evaluate strength, stamina, agility, and coordination and aerobic
capacity
Monitors responsible for:
o Environmental considerations
o Setup
o Required equipment
o Authorized uniform
o Risk management
o Performance req
o Scoring
o Selecting safe locations
EQUIPMENT
o Calibrated scale
o Markers
o Ammunition cans
o Measuring tape or wheel
o Stopwatch
o Engineer tape or chalk
o Dummy grenades
CFT conducted each year between 1 July and 31 December
Movement to contact
o 880 yard run stimulates offensive ops of making contact w/ enemy on the
battlefield
o Conducted indoors or outdoors, located on reasonably level ground free of
debris and obstacles
o Track, path or measured surface, should not include numerous sharp turns; lined
running track is optimal, USE OF TREADMILL NOT PERMITTED
o EQUIPMENT: measuring tape/wheel, stopwatch
o Monitors posted at start and mid-point of 880 to provide split time and finish
time, CALL OUT REMEMBER YOUR TIME, may be posted to ensure marines stay
on course, monitors not timing can be stationed along course
 Instructions to participants; explain purpose of event, participants
objective, preparation and execution commands (READY…..GO!), tell
marines to hear and remember time, remind to clear area when
complete, ask for questions
o UNIFORM: MARPAT utilities
 Watch caps, kneepads/elbow pads, gloves authorized
 Commanders may authorize marines to remove blouses for MTC
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Ammunition lift
o Designed to challenge and assess the anaerobic endurance of the upper body
o Lift 30-pound can as many times as possible in a two minute period
o Paired according to height, partner monitors and counts, FFI or CPTR monitors
entire event
o EQUIPMENT: calibrated scale, ammunition cans, stopwatch
 Grip tape must be applied to can
 Appropriately marked for CFT use only to avoid confusion
o Can should be filled with 3 pounds of sand, lid should face forward
o INJURIES include lacerations, chipped teeth, broken noses, black eyes, muscle
strains
o Counting partner should be at 90 degrees to side of performing marine to
prevent injury
o Monitor prior to event:
 Explain purpose of event
 Describe participants objective
 Give prep and execution commands (ready….Go!)
 Participants should hear andremember number of reps
 When finished, remain in area
 Ask for questions
o Performance requirements
 Begin with lifting marine and counting marine in position, can on ground
in front
 Marine lifts can from sides, turns wrists so handle is to the front, can is
lifted until it is at or below chin level
 Can is lifted straight up, finish position is overhead with arms
momentarily straight; can does not have to be directly overhead, but
arms must be straight
 Lower can to level at or below chin
 Repeat AMRAP in 2 minutes
o Timing monitor will call out time at 30 seconds and 15 seconds remaining
o Can be conducted anywhere, recommended hard floor, not gym
o Blouse must be removed, gloves authorized to improve grip
Maneuver under fire
o Challenge and assess anaerobic endurance of entire body
o 300 yard shuttle run that includes crawls, buddy drags and carries, ammunition
resupply, grenade throw, and agility run
o Requires area 107 yards long
o EQUIPMENT: calibrated scale, markers, ammunition cans, measuring
wheel/tape, stopwatch, engineer tape/chalk, dummy grenades
o Monitors complete walk through of event, including explanation and
demonstration of techniques, providing opportunity for practice
o Monitors must shout out instructions, give cues for proper form, grade grenade
throws
o Can be conducted indoors on a turf field, outdoors preferable
o Area must be at least 100 yards long
o RISKS:
 Lower back injury while lifting/carrying sim cas
 Joint twists or sprains
 Physical injury to monitors
o UNIFORM: MARPAT utilities, watch cap, knee/elbow pads gloves authorized
o Leg 1: sprint, high crawl, run diagonally amongst set of five cones
 Start in prone, rise and sprint
o Leg 2: reverse direction, drag sim cas, firemans carry to start line
o Leg 3: ammo run for 75 yards, throw grenade, five pushups
o Leg 4: ammo run 75 yards back to start
o FFI/CPTR primary monitor, NCO or above, MOST IMPORTANT observe for safety
o Partners must be within 10 pounds of weight and 6 inches of height
o INSTRUCTIONS:
 Explain purpose
 Describe objective
 Prep and execute commands
 Report time/hit miss
 Ask for questions
o SETTING UP:
 Ready area of 7 yards, cones at 25, 50, 75, 100, 107 yard field total
 Two ammo cans go in ready area
 25 yard marker is the sprint cone, place cone one yard inside right side
lane boundary
 Crawl begins at 25 yard and ends at 50, transition to modified high crawl
takes place at 35 yard line
 50-75 is agility run, every 5 yards a cone is placed opposite the previous,
starting on the right side, stopping at 70 yard line
 Grenade pit is between the 75-100
 At 100, measure inside the field by one yard on both sides
 Mark out 5x5 pit
 Place cone dead center
 Place grenade at 75y
 Sim cas is placed at 75y, arms crossed back facing start line
 Field monitor at 25y line, grenade monitor in pit, lead monitor at start
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Units located 4,500ft ASL and higher must provide 30 day acclimation period before
marines take test; marines scheduled to report in June or December will conduct CFT
prior to arrival
RISK FATORS:
o Terrain
o Climate and temp
o Number of participants
o Access to indoor facilities
o location concerns
o Specific muscle groups for each exercise
o Specific risks posed by equipment
o Fatigue
RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS:
o Identify hazards: identify issue, real or potential, that can cause injury, death,
property damage, mission degradation, or damage to the environment
o Assess risks: evaluate hazards, expressing their potential harm described in
terms of hazard severity, mishap probability, and exposure to hazards
o Decide: Select controls to reduce risks
o Implement controls: use engineering and admin controls to eliminate or reduce
the hazard
o Supervise: Conduct follow-up evals of controls to ensure they remain in place
Which of the following tasks would a monitor perform during an actual combat fitness
test?
o Mark the field boundaries NO
o Call out times YES
o Gather equipment NO
o Ensure proper techniques YES
Documentation:
o only top section, individual data section, and CFT performance data section are
used
o monitor fills
 unit, date and monitor of top section
 9 fields of individual data:
 Rank
 First, MI, last name
 EDIPI
 Age
 Gender
 Height/weight
7 fields for Performance data
 MTC score/time
 AL score/reps
 MANUF score/time
 Pass/fail
o Risk Factor Worksheet:
 All marines 46 or older must complete the self-validation Risk Factor
Worksheet 30-60 days prior to conducting CFT
 Determines health or risk factors that may exist for older marines
 Marines with pre-existing conditions required to complete RFW
 Submits to OIC for review
 Marine completes personal info as well as sections A AND B
 Health care provider medical screening required prior to CFT under these
circumstances:
 Marine checks NO to any question in section A
 Marine checks YES to any question in section B
 Marine exceeds body composition standards
 HCP completes section C and indicates if marine meets BCP standards
 INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMAN NOT AUTHORIZED to issue
medical clearance
 Marines who require follow-on medical screening after initial assessment
must be medically cleared by HCP
 Marines not cleared are restricted for the remainder of semi-annual
period
 Marines 46 and older can participate after medical referral as long as no
further medical eval required and medically cleared by HCP
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