Breaking Down the Three Phases of Army Ranger School As with any of the special operations units in the U.S. military, it takes endurance, stamina, intelligence and mental...
Army Basic Training PFT The Army's basic training physical fitness test is a three-event physical performance test used to assess endurance.
Find Out How Fit You Really Are in Only Three Minutes If you want to find out how fit you really are, try this challenge. Do as many push-ups as you can in three minutes.
How to Build Strength and Durability to Prepare for Army Special Forces Recruits preparing for Army Special Forces need to prepare not only for the specifics of training, including running, rucking...
Secretary Wormuth Wants the Army Combat Fitness Test to Stay as Congress Debates Its Fate Army Secretary Christine Wormuth took a stand for the test in an exclusive interview with Military.com at the annual...
Debate on Army Fitness Test Takes New Turn with Chief Nominee Testimony Gen. Randy George, an infantry officer, testified on fitness standards as part of his confirmation hearing before the Senate...
Congress' Move to Scrap the ACFT Sparks Outcry from Army Leadership Congress is seeking to kill the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, and revert to the service's previous fitness test.
Ask Stew: What Should I Do to Lose Weight Before the ACFT? It is wise to start your physical preparation long before you even talk to a recruiter, and while the Army has height and...
New Tape Test: Here's How the Army Is Measuring Body Fat Now The service announced it has simplified one of the key ways it judges soldier physical fitness following a broader overhaul...
Army Pre-Boot Camp Course Expanded as Recruiting Challenge Looms The pre-basic course is designed to help recruits who are physically out of shape or have trouble taking tests.
Soldier Shot During Special Forces Training Event After Live Ammo Mixed in with Blanks A 7th Infantry Division soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state was accidentally shot April 25 by a 1st...
Marine Corps Offering Thousands of Dollars in Bonuses in Push for More Intelligence Specialists The Marine Corps needs more counterintelligence and human intelligence specialists, also known as CI/HUMINT, and is offering...
30 Sailors and Marines Injured in Training Incident Off Coast of Florida Five sailors were medically evacuated for additional care to a hospital in Georgia, though four of them were released after...
Dick Rutan, Who Set an Aviation Milestone When He Flew Nonstop Around the World, Is Dead at 85 He joined the U.S. Air Force as a teenager and flew more than 300 combat missions during the Vietnam War.
'Existential Threat': Air Guardsmen Slam Proposal to Move Their Units to Space Force Air National Guard leaders and enlisted Guardsmen on Friday called a legislative proposal to move units focused on space...