Today in our coaches course we had a Marine that was at the CrossFit Level 1 Certification at CF Asia in Sept. He was trying to convince me that his unit couldn't really do CrossFit because they don't have a lot of equipment. So the debate began. Every time I gave him a suggestion on what he could do he kept responding with, "but if we had this." This is the problem I have. Before Operation Phoenix came about Marines that wanted to CrossFit did so with what they had. Whether they were using sand bags, packs, ammo cans, sea bags they got the job done. Now sometimes it feels like Marines just want the free gear. I have no problems with units sending Marines to the CrossFit Cert on the units dime, but there needs to be a screening process that needs to happen just as if we were going to send a Marine to scout sniper, recon, or the Staff Academy. Most of the Marines that are being sent to the Cert don't even want to be there, how does that help the unit? If that unit wants quality trainers it needs to send quality Marines or your return on the investment decreases significantly. If this guys has a poor attitude already, how can he be that force multiplier that you need him to be? How can you entrust in this person to provide efficient and effective training to your unit? Marines need to be held accountable for training the unit to the standards of that Unit Commanders intent. Instead of settling for anyone why not settle for someone who is going to make a difference? Post thoughts to comments.
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