Company PT and Company Commander

Motivation

"Talent you have naturally. Skill is developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft." 

- Will Smith

My Path

There's no better way to start the day than with some Co. PT. I've been looking forward to stuff like this. It wasn't your typical PT. This was more of a training PT to give us an idea of how we could train our Marines when we become a Platoon Commander. They called it a "Combat Conditioning Skills Demo." The thought is, "You train how you fight," so we were in Boots and Utes, performing movements that one might expect to perform while in combat. It's a lot of body weight and buddy weight exercises. It wasn't too difficult, but was educational nonetheless.

The rest of the day consisted of more classes. But tomorrow we begin Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training (MCMAP). This is the fundamental combat skills taught to every Marine. By Saturday, I will earn my tan belt. Over the next four days we will learn punches, falls, bayonet fighting, armed manipulations, unarmed restraints, counters, and falls and participate in pugil sticks. It sounds like it will be a long four days, but a fun and educational four days, to say the least. I'm just looking forward to finally getting out of the classroom environment and do something hands-on.

I finished the day with some more PT. It was said by a uniform shop representative in one of our briefs last week, that all we would have time for would be "PT....And Studyin'!" This seems to be the case thus far. I'm not sure how I'm going to meet my goal of reading twelve professional development books every year with all of the reading they have been assigning us. But what can you expect with 1600 hours of training in six months. That's more than you get in your four years of college. And this is just the beginning of our careers.

WOD

Company PT

4 Minutes/Station

Station 1: 5 Squad Pushups, 5 Buddy Squats, 5 Buddy Situps

Station 2: 30 Seconds/Plank Position - Front, Left, Right

Station 3: 5 Lunges/Leg, 5 Dive Bombers, 5 Burpees

Station 4: 5 Vertical Situps, 5 Buddy Deadlift, 5 Buddy Leg Throw/Raises

Station 5: 5 Situps, 5 Back-Bridge Leg Extension, 5 Slide Side Reach

Station 6: 25m Fireman's Carry, 25m Buddy Drag, 25m Crab Walk, 25m Bear Walk

3 x Tabata (20 Seconds Max Effort + 10 Seconds Rest x 8 = 4 Minutes Total)

Pushup Tabata: 140 Reps

Air Squat Tabata: 160 Reps

Flutter Kick Tabata: 215 Reps

Wendler 5-3-1 Strength: Week 1 (65%x5, 75%x5, 85%x5 or More)

Back Squat: 200#, 230#, 265# (6 Reps)

EMOTM for 15 Minutes
3 Reps 135# Power Clean
5 Pullups


Echo Company, Company Commander Maj. Warfield

Major Warfield enlisted in the Marine Corps in November 1990. During his time as an enlisted Marine, Major Warfield was stationed in Okinawa, Marine Corps Security Force Company Banger, 2nd Marine Division and 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company.  In 1997, Major Warfield was commission through the enlisted commissioning program and subsequently graduated from the Basic Officer Course in July 1998. 

In August 1998, Major Warfield reported to the 2nd Landing Support Battalion / 2nd Transportation Support Battalion for duty.  During this period, Major Warfield held the billets of Air Delivery platoon commander,  Landing Support platoon commander, operations officer-Company A, 2nd Transportation Support Battalion  and the Transportation Support Detachment Commander for MEU Service Support Group-22 for 22nd MEU deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (2002) .

In November 2002, Major Warfield reported to the 7th Marine Regiment for duty as the Assistant Regimental Logistics Officer and Regimental Motor Transport platoon commander.  From January 2003-July 2003, Major Warfield deployed with 7th Marines in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Major Warfield again deployed with 7th Marines in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2004 through July 2004.  In July 2004, Major Warfield was selected to attend the Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) in Quantico, VA.  After completing EWS, Major Warfield reported for duty in Frankfurt, Germany as the operations officer for Region 7 (2005/06) and subsequently as the executive officer for Region 1 (2006-08).  While assigned to this duty, Major Warfield advised the Department of State officials on the employment, training and morale of Marines assigned to the embassy Marine Security Detachments.

In 2008, Major Warfield reported for duty as the logistics officer for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.  During this period, Major Warfield coordinated logistics throughout the Western Pacific for numerous exercises and contingency missions.  In August of 2010, Major Warfield reported to the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) G4 for duty as a logistics operations officer.  During his time with III MEF, Major Warfield was the III MEF implantation officer for the new logistics management system, Global Combat Support System, and the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3rd MEB) logistics operations officer.  While with 3rd MEB, Major Warfield participated in exercise Cobra Gold and coordinated logistics in support of Operation TOMODACHI from Sendi, Japan.

In June of 2011, Major Warfield reported to The Basic School for duty as the schools logistics officer.  In June of 2012, Major Warfield assumed command of Company E.

Major Warfield is married to the former Leah Cann of Bellingham, Wa.  He is also the proud parent of 2 great kids Blue (17 yrs) and Makena (14 yrs).