More Changes Brewing for Embattled Army Fitness Test The changes are still being formulated, with some of the uncertainty driven by two competing congressional requirements built...
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...
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...