Breaking Down the Three Phases of Army Ranger School As with any of the special operations units in the U.S. military, it takes endurance, stamina, intelligence and mental...
Army Basic Training PFT The Army's basic training physical fitness test is a three-event physical performance test used to assess endurance.
Find Out How Fit You Really Are in Only Three Minutes If you want to find out how fit you really are, try this challenge. Do as many push-ups as you can in three minutes.
How to Build Strength and Durability to Prepare for Army Special Forces Recruits preparing for Army Special Forces need to prepare not only for the specifics of training, including running, rucking...
Secretary Wormuth Wants the Army Combat Fitness Test to Stay as Congress Debates Its Fate Army Secretary Christine Wormuth took a stand for the test in an exclusive interview with Military.com at the annual...
Debate on Army Fitness Test Takes New Turn with Chief Nominee Testimony Gen. Randy George, an infantry officer, testified on fitness standards as part of his confirmation hearing before the Senate...
Congress' Move to Scrap the ACFT Sparks Outcry from Army Leadership Congress is seeking to kill the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, and revert to the service's previous fitness test.
Ask Stew: What Should I Do to Lose Weight Before the ACFT? It is wise to start your physical preparation long before you even talk to a recruiter, and while the Army has height and...
New Tape Test: Here's How the Army Is Measuring Body Fat Now The service announced it has simplified one of the key ways it judges soldier physical fitness following a broader overhaul...
Army Pre-Boot Camp Course Expanded as Recruiting Challenge Looms The pre-basic course is designed to help recruits who are physically out of shape or have trouble taking tests.
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...