Norwegian Foot March

Challenge yourself and compete for the chance to earn the coveted Marsjmerket badge! Complete the 18.6 mile ruck with 25lbs in the time standard and work the next day to earn this Army authorized Foreign Award.

Registration check in begins: 2000 28 MARCH 25
Race begins: 2359 28 MARCH 25 
Race ends: 0600 29 MARCH 25

In order to earn your badge:

Successfully Complete the 18.6 mile course using the following standards.

Uniform:

Military Personnel:

Wear OCPs
Wear issued or military style ruck
Carry 25 LBS (Dry) weight
Verify weight before and after ruck

Civilian Personnel:

Wear civilian clothing: ie. Long trousers pants and boots weighing at least 3.3lbs

Wear Civilian version of Military Style Ruck
Carry 25LBS (Dry) weight
Verify weight before and after ruck

1) Complete the event before BMNT

2) Fulfill official duties for a full duty day following completion of the event. Submit a consolidated memorandum: send to fbgamarsjmerket@gmail.com

3) BONUS! Fill your ruck with 25 lbs of canned goods and donate to local food banks!!

Notes / Reminders:

1) Be on time and wear the correct uniform!

2) You will be weighed before and after the event. 25LBS dry weight. While it is not mandatory, it is strongly encouraged to pack 25LBS of food to donate. This will go to homeless shelters and food banks in Columbus area.

3) Try to Car Pool! The parking lot will fill up quickly. Plan for the crowds and extra walking time.

4) We will gather organizational and contact details to ensure that you receive your certificate.

5) Currently, we will not have badges to handout. Hopefully the funding is approved by the time we send out certificates. We will have the contact information for the only organization that sells the badge, and they have all three levels.

6) No walk on registrations will be accepted! All registrations must be conducted online and registration will close at 1700 on 11 March 2024.

7) Civilians need to sign the Hold Harmless agreement (available at registration table) prior to participating.

To Register as a Volunteer, select the volunteer ticket. We are always willing to accept help, and volunteer hours can be logged into VMIS!

Last year over 1,000 individuals were interested and we collected more than 2,600 LBS of food for the homeless community in Columbus, Georgia. This is a great chance for you to impact the FBGA Community!

See you then!

Race Route: https://d368g9lw5ileu7.cloudfront.net/races/race144366-customSectionAttachment65f0eb449af104.72974641.pdf

Smart Card: https://d368g9lw5ileu7.cloudfront.net/races/race144366-customSectionAttachment65f0eb75c0e373.51419534.pdf

Memo Example: https://d368g9lw5ileu7.cloudfront.net/races/race144366-customSectionAttachment65f0eb8b5eabc9.65303719.pdf