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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- Marine trainers will feature the Corps' new fitness test that replicates the physical demands of combat.

The trainers will be at Camp Lejeune's Base Theater Monday and Tuesday to demonstrate the new test. The Combat Fitness Test features a timed 800-yard run, lifting a 30-pound ammunition can for two minutes and a 300-yard course that requires Marines to combat crawl, drag and carry a casualty and throw a grenade. The entire test is completed in combat boots and utility uniforms.

The test will be a semiannual requirement for active-duty Marines and scored on a 300-point system starting October 2009, according to the Marine Corps' Web site.

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