Over the past 20 years, to say that all branches of the military have changed their fitness testing and standards is an ...

Fort Eustis, Newport News, Va., October 2018: Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Smiley, a test grader with the Army’s Center for Initial Military Training, looks on as soldiers with the 128th Aviation Brigade ...

Staff Sgt. Neto Sevilla, assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, performs a deadlift exercise during the Army Combat Fitness Test. (Capt. Sara Berner/Army) Soldiers who score a 465 or better on the ...

WASHINGTON — Soldiers who score at least 465 points on the Army Fitness Test are eligible to be exempt from the service’s body fat standards, the Army announced Wednesday. “This is a welcome ...

Over the past decade, military fitness tests have evolved from purely calisthenics and cardio testing to incorporating weightlifting, including the bodyweight bench press and the hex bar deadlift. The ...

Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the wringer for decades, but the way they measure strength and readiness is ...

A truck driver with the National Guard just achieved the highest ranking ever in the U.S. Army's rigorous new physical fitness test. Ryan Sowder of the 2112th Transportation Company out of Burlington, ...

The U.S. military will impose the “highest male standard” for all combat roles in each service branch, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced during his Tuesday morning speech to hundreds of ...