Marines In Dress Blues Pushing Car

First, I would not expect anything else from Marines, but these guys kicked ass. These Marines happen to be the Marine Corps Body Bearers from Marine Barracks Washington (8th & I). They are the foremost funeral detail in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Body Bearers are comprised of hand-selected candidates, who through the crucible of Body Bearer Ceremonial Drill School, honed their minds and bodies to perform flawless funerals for Marines and Marine family members at Arlington National Cemetery and abroad. Additionally, the Body Bearer section is responsible for flawlessly executing a myriad of other ceremonial commitments throughout the National Capitol Region.

These guys are beasts, in order to make the cut you must meet their minimum standards, at minimum, be a Marine of unquestionable character, maturity, self-discipline, and resolve, 70 to 76 inches tall, within Marine Corps Height/Weight standards, possess both a 1st Class PFT and CFT, pass the Body Bearer’s Initial Strength Test, and be the rank of Sergeant (TIG less than 1 year) or below.

The Body Bearers are considered the strongest Marines in the Marine Corps. The initial strength test consists of 10 repetitions for the following exercises (although it is recommended that one is well beyond this minimum threshold before attending CDS): 225 lbs Bench Press, 135 lbs Behind-the-Neck Military Press, 115 lbs Strict Straight Barbell Curl, and 315 lbs Barbell Squat.

Here is the video of them helping a stranded motorist by pushing her car out of the water. The Marines were on their way back from a funeral ceremony and they noticed Virginia Waller-Torres (the one that shot the video), was stranded in flood waters on the Columbia Pike from heavy rain on Tuesday, September 14th.

The next day Ms. Waller-Torres had the opportunity to meet several of the Marines that helped her. They presented her with a unit challenge coin.