Marine Corps Pull Ups

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Bruce Fisher - April 1, 2020

I could do about 30 when I got to boot camp and about 40 by the time I left. Grew up on a dairy farm and during the 3 to 4 minutes after I changed the “milkers” from one set of cows to the next, I did push-ups or pull-ups to kill time and get in shape. I could do almost 100 push-ups in about 3 minutes the day I got to boot camp. Should have worked a little more on the sit-ups. 50 cramped my style and I had never heard of bends-and-thrusts! But I found a lot of things in the Marine Corps I had never heard of or thought about before. Semper Fi! Do or Die!

Sgt. Robert L - April 1, 2020

When I went in I maxed out on everything on graduation I remember I didn’t and caught hell. Boot camp did me in. Before I came in I worked in a steel mill 2 years and was in really good shape.

Marlon Helton - April 1, 2020

Do not remember the number on the first test. But on t-29 I had pulled a muscle going over forward leaning wall on the obstacle course, could only do the minimum 3 so did 99 squat thrusts to make my points. No way was I going to STP.

James D. White - April 1, 2020

Struggled to get 3 18 when I left

Robert Hughes - April 1, 2020

March 1963 PI 3 pull-ups to start. 9 or so 12 weeks later.

Skip Canevit - April 1, 2020

Sgt Skip Canevit

Pull-ups going in was 3
Pull-ups for final PFT 19
Maxed out on run and sit-ups!

Urragh Semper Fi

Terry Neal corporal - April 1, 2020

3 in the beginning 20 upon graduation 0 at this point in life

Gene. Monahan - April 1, 2020

I could barely do 7 pull-ups in boot in 1969
Now I’m 70 I do 12 T the gym ohrah!!!

Russell L Manly - April 1, 2020

Entered boot at SD in 2 Feb. 1968. First test I was only able to do 2 or 3 because I couldn’t straighten my elbow after getting blood drawn (took almost a week before I could straighten it!) On the final PT test, I maxed out. I think it was 25. I maxed out on every test except the 200 yard dash: push ups, squat thrusts (timed), sit-ups (timed) & pull ups. I was feeling pretty good that day!

Sgt Angelo J.Manos - April 1, 2020

I remember very well how many pull ups and push ups I could do when I got to Parris Island.I was probably in the worst shape of any member in my platoon.Zero is the number on both pull ups and push ups.My D.I.s never recycled me to another platoon and never let up on me.I was able to do 50 push ups and 10 pull ups when I graduated