The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest and symbolic move that reflects mounting internal and political pressure over ...

Physical fitness is a cornerstone of military readiness. Historically, this quality has helped American servicemembers fight and win over numerically superior enemies. Nevertheless, Congress has ...

The Army has adopted an all-around health program that targets a range of areas, including mental, spiritual and physical health. The Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, program aims to take the best ...

Choosing a new fitness test has become the Army’s new forever war. The Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, has undergone a never-ending series of changes since it was first introduced in 2017, and now ...

It appears the era of “a couple of Motrin should do the trick” could be nearing its end in the Army. “My sergeants major right now, they hurt. Their bodies hurt,” Col. Phillip Kiniery, the commander ...

The U.S. Army is rolling out a new fitness test from June 1 that will adopt new standards for all soldiers in combat roles. In a significant shift, the new fitness standards will be the same for men ...

When Army leaders set out to update the decades-old physical-fitness test, senior leaders sought, in part, to create a new test that would judge all soldiers against a single standard. But during ...

Shortly after he started his job as the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's new deputy commanding general for Initial Military Training, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling visited various units throughout ...

Emma Moore is a Research Associate for the Military, Veterans, and Society program at the Center for a New American Security. A new hurdle for U.S. Army recruitment and retention is coming in the form ...

Spc. Briceton Lowrie, with the 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, conducts a dead lift as part of the ACFT. (Sgt. Brittany Johnson/Army National Guard) The wait is over for the Army to implement ...

Robert W. Frisina works at Milvets Technology Systems supporting the Army's Mission Command Training Program and WARFIGHTER program. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Clemson University and ...

Physical fitness is a cornerstone of military readiness. Historically, this quality has helped American servicemembers fight and win over numerically superior enemies. Nevertheless, Congress has ...