The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness, ...
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps will institute a sex-neutral scoring physical fitness test for Marines with a combat arms primary military occupational specialty, the service announced this week. “Our ...
The term “well rested -- well tested” in the context of a military physical fitness test refers to being adequately rested ...
Marine recruits conduct an initial strength assessment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Sept. 6, 2025. (Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock/Marine Corps) The U.S. Marine Corps is slated to ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has cracked down on what he has termed "woke" elements in the U.S. military, and fitness ...
The U.S. Marines’ Physical Fitness Test is more than a workout—it’s a ritual of pressure, pride, and purpose. I trained hard, ...
The Navy unveiled its new physical fitness assessment cycle on Tuesday, requiring sailors to undergo two PFAs per calendar ...
Lance Cpl. Oscar O. Tapia conducts the pull-up portion of a physical fitness test on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. (Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves/Marine Corps) Two years after ...
Photo courtesy of the Reed family. On a humid morning in late June, Sgt. Gordon Reed set out on what was meant to be a routine Physical Fitness Test with his reserve unit in Orlando, Florida. The ...