Any 75 Year Old Marines On Here? Vanity

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-16 04:14:06 | Updated at 2025-01-16 06:50:03 2 hours ago

Any 75 Year Old Marines On Here? Vanity
1/15/25 | Sunny Bonobo

Posted on 01/15/2025 8:04:46 PM PST by sunny bonobo

Are there any Marines on here that were on active duty in 1970? I'm having an online argument with someone who is an extreme braggart and bulls**tter. I tend to not believe a single thing he says. This wasn't the original discussion, but somehow he got to bragging he is a Marine that scored 500 points on his physical fitness test and didn't know anybody else who ever scored that high. I questioned that cause I know the current test has a max of 300 points. Well, he said his test was in 1970. Was wondering if any Marines on here know how the test was scored in the 70s. I did a search and came up with nothing except they changed to the current test in the 80s.

TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: marines; physicalfitness; vanity

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1 posted on 01/15/2025 8:04:46 PM PST by sunny bonobo

To: sunny bonobo

Not a Marine here, but I’m pretty sure the test had a maximum of 300 in the 1970s. Not sure about the exact year 1970 or earlier.

2 posted on 01/15/2025 8:08:49 PM PST by Mozzafiato

To: sunny bonobo

I’m not a marine, but my Dad is a 99-year old Army Vet. I won’t bother him. I suspect he won’t impart that type of info to his daughter.

3 posted on 01/15/2025 8:10:33 PM PST by Jemian (It is great to be an Auburn Tiger! War Eagle!)

To: sunny bonobo

When you’re in your 70’s, fives can become threes—and vice versa—with very little trouble. Happens to me almost every day, and I’m physically active. I would just give the guy the benefit of the doubt, and move on.

4 posted on 01/15/2025 8:13:55 PM PST by 4Runner (Watch. Wallet. Gun. Right foot! Left foot! Sweet Liberty Valens!Thank God for Guns! --Denny Crane)

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