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'''Physical training''', or '''PT''' refers to | '''Physical training''', or '''PT''' refers to the exercise regimine undertaken by [[United Nations Space Command]] military personnel to help develop their bodies for the extreme physical demands of combat.<ref name="harvest106">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 106''</ref> | ||
The [[ | The [[Harvest militia]] underwent physical training for at least two weeks before commencing live-fire training exercises. Their exercises typically included ten-kilometer runs which were later augmented with twenty-five-kilogram rucksacks.<ref name="harvest106"/> The following marching chant, called the [[UNSC Marine Cadence]], was recited by the recruits of [[1st Platoon|first]] and [[2nd Platoon|second]] [[platoon]]s on their runs: | ||
The following marching chant, called the [[UNSC Marine Cadence]], was | |||
{{Article Quote|When I die please bury me deep!<br /> | {{Article Quote|When I die please bury me deep!<br /> | ||
''Place an [[MA5 Series|MA5]] down by my feet!''<br /> | ''Place an [[MA5 Series|MA5]] down by my feet!''<br /> | ||
''Don't cry for me, don't shed no tear!''<br /> | ''Don't cry for me, don't shed no tear!''<br /> | ||
''Just pack my box | ''Just pack my box with PT gear!''<br /> | ||
'''Cuz one early morning 'bout zero-five!''<br /> | '''Cuz one early morning 'bout zero-five!''<br /> | ||
''The ground will rumble, there'll be lightning in the sky!''<br /> | ''The ground will rumble, there'll be lightning in the sky!''<br /> | ||
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | ||
==Sources== | |||
<references/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Colonial Militia Training]] | *[[Colonial Militia Training]] | ||
[[Category:United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] | [[Category:United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] | ||
Revision as of 18:05, August 14, 2014
Physical training, or PT refers to the exercise regimine undertaken by United Nations Space Command military personnel to help develop their bodies for the extreme physical demands of combat.[1]
The Harvest militia underwent physical training for at least two weeks before commencing live-fire training exercises. Their exercises typically included ten-kilometer runs which were later augmented with twenty-five-kilogram rucksacks.[1] The following marching chant, called the UNSC Marine Cadence, was recited by the recruits of first and second platoons on their runs:
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Contact Harvest
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, page 106
