Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army Combat Fitness Test, introduced as a rigorous and comprehensive measure of soldiers’ physical readiness, has sparked ...

The changes to Army fitness testing have been constant and confusing, even to soldiers, over the past decade. The first ...

The U.S. Navy has introduced new evaluation standards to measure the physical readiness of combat arms personnel such as SEALs and explosive ordnance disposal service members. The service released a ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army soldiers struggle to haul heavy sleds backward as fast as they can down a grassy field at Fort Bragg, filling the brisk North Carolina morning air with grunts of exertion and ...

The first significant change in the Army physical fitness test in 38 years is something that deserves support and close attention as the military catches up with decades of research into sports ...

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo Monday ordering men and women to meet the same physical fitness requirements if they want to serve in combat roles, saying the Pentagon had “allowed ...

Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers participate in a small group discussion during the Combat and Operational Stress Control class at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks July 5, 2012. (Capt. Amy ...