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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]]'' | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Colonial Militia Training]] | *[[Colonial Militia Training]] | ||
[[Category:United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] | [[Category:United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] | ||