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Video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Lobo, Lance Cpl. Debra Sainer
Lima IST
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
Nov. 21, 2017 | 15:57
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Cody McGee, Company Commander of Recruit Processing Company, talks about the initial strength test while Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conduct an IST on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 20, 2017. The initial strength test consists of timed crunches, pull ups or pushups, and a 1.5-mile run. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. Daniel Lobo and Lance Cpl. Debra Sainer/Released)
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