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...
Army's New Fitness Test Might Change Again as Congress Looks to Switch Standards An amendment in the NDAA would direct the Army to establish fitness standards for troops in combat roles that would be higher...
Air Force Intel Officer Had Hundreds of Classified and Secret Files at His Florida Home A retired Air Force intelligence officer accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors last year admitting to illegally...
A General Warned of an Impending War with China. Airmen Under His Command Say it Was 'Inappropriate' Mike Minihan, a four-star general who has led Air Mobility Command since 2021, has been known for his loud, proud and high...
Base Retires Working Dog After a Half-Decade Sniffing Out Threats, Including 7 Million Pounds of Narcotics Gombi received two awards for her service at her retirement and adoption ceremony.
Navy Ends 'Gruesome' Testing on Sheep After PETA Protests An animal rights group says that it has successfully lobbied the Navy to end a pair of studies that involved subjecting sheep...
The Latest Document the Military Is Hiding Behind Handling Rules: Parental Leave The CUI label is being applied inconsistently and, some critics argue, arbitrarily to keep some documents from being broadly...