Preparing for the Army's New Fitness Tests: OPAT and ACFT The Army occupational physical assessment test (OPAT) and Army combat fitness test (ACFT) are looking to create a more well...
The Army's Fitness Test Might Be Revamped Yet Again for Gender-Neutral and Job-Specific Standards The must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA would require Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to revamp the ACFT...
Friday Favorite Workout — Leg Day with Army CFT in Mind If you already are doing a leg day, why not add in some of the elements of your future tactical fitness test?
Army Expanding Pre-Boot Camp Course for Overweight and Low-Scoring Applicants The course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, was stood up in August as the service faced grim recruiting challenges.
Army Boosting Promotion Points for Expert Badges and Cutting Those for Fitness Test Performance The changes go into effect for the June 2023 promotion month.
No More Tape Test, But Only for Soldiers That Crush the Fitness Test Soldiers who score at least a 540 on the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, will be exempt from having their body fat...
The Army's New Fitness Test Is Here. For Real This Time. No, Seriously. But Its Future Is Uncertain. A staple of military service, the fitness test has effectively been sidelined as officials tuned it and soldiers got familiar...
How to Lose Weight and Get Fit for Military Duty Those who are overweight typically are not meeting the minimum physical fitness standards for their chosen branch of service.
How to Mix Powerlifting with Military Tactical Fitness Training With a year left before enlisting, a powerlifter asks Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith how to mix his sport...
Army's New Fitness Test Might Change Again as Congress Looks to Switch Standards An amendment in the NDAA would direct the Army to establish fitness standards for troops in combat roles that would be higher...
Three More Sailors Die by Suicide While Their Carriers Are Stuck in Shipyards The suicide aboard the George Washington comes a month after the Navy released its first report on the last three suicides...
Before a Secret Raid on an ISIS Leader's Mountain Cave Complex, US Forces Ran the Mission at a Special Recreation of the Target Area It's a similar technique to the one used before the 2011 raid that brought down Osama bin Laden.
'A Total Shock': Parents Mourn Sudden Death of Their Air Force Academy Son Candyce and Dustin Brown last spoke to their son Hunter by phone on Sunday, Jan. 8, discussing the class schedule for his...
Polish Armed Forces See Record Interest Since Ukraine War Warsaw introduced one-day military training courses nationwide for those who are interested.
Military Families Worried About Tax Bills After W-2s Show No Income Tax Withheld The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is denying a widespread issue of erroneous withholdings.
