62-Year-Old Retired Marine Breaks Guinness World Record for Planking George Hood held the abdominal pose for a total 8 hours 15 minutes and 15 seconds.
Marines’ Obsession with Pull-Ups May Be Hurting the Corps, Study Finds Participants in a study on Marine Corps culture were often focused on pull-ups as a best measure of a person's value and...
Marines Will Be Allowed to Choose Between Planks, Crunches on PFT Marines will have the option of performing a plank in lieu of crunches when completing the physical fitness test.
Athletic Trainers Will Head Out to Marine Units After Years-Long Delay Dozens of athletic trainers hit the fleet in the next few years, giving leathernecks access to unit-level sports medicine.
Marine Corps Quietly Drops Major Obstacle to Female Infantry Officers Of more than 30 female officers who have attempted IOC, most have dropped out during the combat endurance test.
In Wake of Water Deaths, Corps May Add Swim Skills to Cutting Score Marines can fight from the air, the land, and the sea. But can they swim? The commandant isn't so sure.
LOG PT for Spec Ops Training Log PT is painful. So are the boat carries. These events will beat you down and get you boarded out of BUDS if you are not...
Marine Corps Marathon Founder Honored with Building Dedication Family and friends of retired Col. James Loftus Fowler gathered for the dedication of the Marine Corps Marathon building to...
Commandant Orders Review of Fitness Program after Marine Feedback Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller directed a comprehensive review of the Corps' physical fitness programs...
Zero to Twenty-Plus: Marine Develops Program to Improve Pull-Ups Major Misty Posey developed a pull-up training program to help all Marines improve their pull-ups no matter their starting...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
