At 53, I Took the Tough New Army Combat Fitness Test. Here's How It Turned Out For 23 days, I slogged through a journey that pulled my body from a lifestyle of daily walks and gin martinis into a regimen...
Army Leaders Say ACFT 3.0 Remains Gender-Neutral, Despite Gender-Specific Evaluation Categories The change to the assessment comes after Army leaders announced in January that the service would conduct a review of the...
In Change, Army Grants New Mothers a Full Year to Meet Body Fat Standards The Army is moving to double the physical standards grace period for soldiers who give birth.
Army's Top NCO Goes on Twitter to Scold Leaders for Not Testing Units on ACFT Sergeant Major of the Army Grinston told unit leaders in the operational force that they need to make the ACFT a priority
Army's Revamped ACFT Would Create 'Gender-Specific' Promotion Evaluation Categories The move would back away from the Army's original plan to have the new six-event test be gender-neutral in all aspects.
Group Wants to Halt ACFT Until the Army Assesses Whether It's Fair to Female Soldiers The Service Women's Action Network has urged Congress to stop the implementation of the Army Combat Fitness Test.
'Soldiers' Careers Depend on It': Senators Want to Halt Army Combat Fitness Test Rollout Two senators say the new Army Combat Fitness Test sets unrealistic standards for some soldiers.
Army to Outfit 110 Active Brigades with Fitness Experts to Boost Soldier Performance The Holistic Health and Fitness strategy is designed to work with unit leaders and individual soldiers to hone performance.
Olympian Nick Symmonds' Army Fitness Test Challenge: What You Need to Know Olympian Nick Symmonds bagged a respectable score, albeit with some not-quite-authorized modifications.
Army Says Document Warning of Defective ACFT Hex Bars Is Inaccurate The Army has fielded thousands of hex bars for the more challenging fitness test that will replace the current APFT.
Coast Guard Reservist Wins Landmark Supreme Court Case Over Pay Disparities for Federal Workers In a 5-4 decision, the justices said Nick Feliciano, a Coast Guard petty officer who was called to active duty from 2012 to...
Senators Voice 'Deep Concerns' About Trump's Pick for Air Force Under Secretary Democratic senators voiced serious concerns about a former Former Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier's political social media posts...
'This Is Going to Be a Challenge': Service Officials Detail Fallout from Civilian Resignations Pushed by Trump The military services are poised to lose thousands of their civilian employees to the Trump administration's push for them to...
New England Patriots' Charter Plane Flies to Guantanamo Bay A New England Patriots plane made a trip to and from Guantánamo Bay, public flight tracking data shows.
Trump & Co’s Polygraph Pandemonium "Multiple studies over the years have shown not only that polygraphs are hardly foolproof when it comes to vetting ...