Okinawa Marines fight to become MCMAP instructors
Story by Lance Cpl. Kevan Dunlop III MEF Information Group The MAI Course is a three week program that trains Marines to be Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors. MCMAP is a integral part of the Marine Corps, as it strengthens combat readiness and promotes physical fitness, thus allowing the Marine Corps to more easily complete any mission or challenge set before it. Marines from all across Okinawa have been training to earn a tan tab for their belt, signifying that they are MCMAP instructors. Marines who went through the course endured rigorous physical training and were required to be proficient in all MCMAP skills up to their belt level. Sgt. Duane Levy Jr, an electrician with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF Information Group, set up the culminating event to evaluate the Marines and determine if they were ready to become MCMAP instructors. “Even though this [physical training] sucks, [you’re] out here getting slayed, your body’s hurting a...