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FM 21-20 Basic Field Manual, Physical Training

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FM 21-20

Basic Field Manual, Physical Training

Army · FM · Jan 1941 · 215 pages

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FM 21-20 BASIC FIELD MANUAL PHYSICAL TRAINING (This manual supersedes ch. 4, BFM, vol. I, March 26, 1936, and TR 115-5, Part II, September 10, 1928.) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. NEcESrrrY OR PrYSIcAL TRAINING.-TO perform his duties satisfactorily, the soldier must possess great organic vigor, muscular and nervous strength, endurance, and agility. The average recruit does not possess the degree of physical fitness required of a trained soldier. The required degree of physical fitness can be acquired only through physical training. The performance( of purely military exercises, that is, drill, marching, etc., is not alone sufficient to correct the deficiencies and incorrect postures too often acquired before becoming a soldier.

DesignationFM 21-20

EditionJan 1941

StatusSuperseded

Pages215

FunctionLeadership Training

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)