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  • Every Marine to be a Kung-Fu Fighter

    07/22/2007 6:46:27 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 106 replies · 2,636+ views
    Military.com ^ | July 22, 2007 | Jeff Schogol
    First the Marine Corps made Chuck Norris an honorary Marine. Now the Corps wants all Marines to follow in his footsteps. All Marines must now qualify for their tan belt in the Corps' version of martial arts by the end of 2007, Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway said in a recent Corps-wide message. The move mostly affects those who joined before 2001, when the service made the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program part of basic training and the Basic School, said 1st Lt. Brian P. Donnelly, a spokesman for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. The Corps originally hoped to have all...