A separate combat fitness test? Thirty-eight years ago the quarterly fitness test was pull-ups, sit-ups, bend-and-thrusts, rope climb and three-mile run (I can’t remember if push-ups were included). To regularly pass that you had to stay in continually good shape, good enough to stand up to combat conditions. As far as the trim look regular maintence to keep up those standards would pretty much keep you trim unless you were swilling burgers and beer every single night of the week. We had weight lifters who were broad at the neck and chest who looked like they might be a little fat but when their body fat was checked they were more lean than the fitness instructors. Of course then we also had Gen. Cushman as commandant.
That test line-up sounds about right, I went thru San Diego in the summer of ‘72. I hated the damn rope climb and chin-ups most, the run was dessert having ran cross country in HS.
I like the web site they have showing current new Marines.
current commanding general San Diego
http://www.mcrdsd.usmc.mil/bios/CG_bio.htm