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PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Marines from Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, negotiated the obstacle course and parts of Event 5 of the Crucible at Page Field for company physical training and as the company commander’s, Capt. Jeffery Leigh’s, final PT session with the unit July 6.
The company started the training with a half-mile run from the gas chamber area to the obstacle course and split into two teams – one at the O-course and the other at Event 3.
The Marines negotiated The Weaver, as well as a three-tier tower and a rope bridge at Event 5. On the Weaver, the Marines had to climb under all of the horizontal logs with red paint and they had to climb over the ones without the red paint.
The rope bridge, known as Jordan’s Crossing, is a structure approximately 25 meters from beginning to end with three avenues of a three-rope pathway. Two ropes run along head level and one to shimmy across.
The Navarroarellano’s Skyscraper, a tower stands which about 30 feet tall with three horizontal platforms about six feet above one another requiring Marines to work together in fire teams to get up the obstacle.
The event was planned as the commanders last PT session with the unit.
“I went to Capt. Leigh and asked him what he wanted to do as his last event with the company and he said the obstacle course,” said Gunnery Sgt. Trevor Young, Headquarters Co. gunnery sergeant.
Young said the unit ran the course a while ago, but Leigh wanted to add event 5 of the Crucible for the training session.
The training was also to put an emphasis on muscle-strengthening, agility and endurance by including a circuit course upon finishing the obstacle course.
“If a Marine is looking to improve himself physically, he’s got to get out there and do the hard stuff,” Young added. “That’s the kind of stuff that will build you up physically.
“What I’ve learned is the key to strengthening your body is to do boots and utes’ PT.”
The Marines of the company positively took to the PT on the muggy morning.
“It was really a break-off,” said Pfc. Anthony Murray, an administration specialist in the battalion administration office. “It also took us back to how important teamwork is and built camaraderie between the Marines.”
During the exercise, some Marines were fatigued and sore but their faces revealed a sort of excitement that comes from a rigorous challenge.
“It was tiring but it was really fun. We got to do some stuff that we haven’t done since boot camp,” Murray said. “You could tell the Marines were having fun because we were all joking and laughing about it.”
Leigh departed from the company two days later with the same Marines standing in formation at his change of command ceremony.
| Date Taken: | 07.06.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 07.14.2011 15:59 |
| Story ID: | 73734 |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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