Ask Stew: Should I Do Plank or Crunches for the Marine Corps PFT? As of this year, Marines have the option of choosing either planks or crunches on their annual physical fitness test.
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...
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...
