USMC Weight Charts The following tables reflect the Marine Corps weight standards for both male and female Marines.
Want to Lose Weight? To lose weight, there are a few factors that you must consider for any weight-loss program to be effective.
Volunteer Testing Begins in Marines' Groundbreaking Body Composition Study The Corps is testing volunteers at Quantico, Virginia, to get a better sense of the build and body composition of today's...
The Marines Need Volunteers to Help Them Reassess Body Standards The study population will include Marines of all ages and those who are postpartum.
Marine Corps Changes Policy to Give New Moms 1-Year Break from Fitness, Weight Rules The changes follow calls for military leaders to review pregnancy, postpartum and body-composition policies.
Marines' Combat Fitness Test Canceled for Year as Virus Cases Spike Again Marines who haven’t yet completed their Combat Fitness Test will be allowed to skip it, service leaders announced.
For Marines, the Break from PFTs and Tape Tests Is Over The combat and physical fitness tests, along with the Body Composition Program, will resume immediately.
Marines Update Fitness Rules for Pregnant Women in New Parenthood Order The Marine Corps has updated fitness requirements for pregnant women, giving them a timeline for informing their commands.
Marines Told to Cut High-Intensity Workouts During Coronavirus Outbreak As the coronavirus continues to spread among troops, they've been told to consider less-intense workouts.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
