One Soldier Dead, Another Hospitalized Amid Outdoor Fitness Tests in Mississippi Heat Wave The back-to-back incidents prompted a safety stand-down that is still in effect at Camp Shelby, prohibiting organized outdoor...
The Best Pull-Up Workouts to Get Unstuck on Your Progression The following workouts are helpful ideas to get unstuck in those difficult-to-improve zones of maxing out pull-up tests.
2 Running-Based Workouts to Embrace Regardless of Your Military Fitness Test Running isn't going anywhere, so you should base any training program around the ability to run as your cardio base training.
Ask Stew: These Workouts May Help You Dominate Your PFT Push-Up Tests Taking your push-ups to higher levels in two- or three-minute tests -- yes, there are three-minute, push-up tests -- requires...
Ranger Selection Training: Prepare to Run 2 or 5 Miles? Here's the Scoop. Future soldiers want to know whether they should prepare for the two-mile Army Physical Fitness Test timed run, the Ranger...
Ask Stew: 4 Tips to Improve Your Running and Swimming Before the Navy PST Depending on the athletic history of a military recruit, the process of preparing may be different from one person to the...
Senate Plan Would Force the Army to Revert to Old Fitness Test But Would Allow New Events The change to the test was penned by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who successfully lobbied the committee to amend the draft...
Mile Repeats Too Difficult? This Running Progression Workout Can Help You Get There. These workouts are ideal for those who have to take fitness tests involving high-repetition calisthenics -- pull-ups, push...
Gender Neutral Standards, Return to Old Fitness Test: Congress' Dueling Ideas for the Army Army planners were already looking into adjusting standards for combat jobs, including gender-neutral standards.
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...
Air Force Announces Arrest Related to Firearm Death of Airman That Prompted M18 Probe The news marks a major development in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances behind Lovan's death and the scrutiny...
The Little-Known Role of Jimmy Doolittle in Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle famously led the first U.S. strike against the Japanese homeland during World War II, and...
‘No Purging on My Ship.’ She Hid an Eating Disorder and Lost Her Navy Career. It Saved Her Life Advocates worry the military’s focus on ‘fit, not fat’ is silencing service members who struggle with their body image.
Air Force Academy Details Thin on Faculty Plans After Civilian Resignations As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent for a clear...
Army Veteran Suspected of Killing 4 People at a Montana Bar Is in Custody, Authorities Say Michael Paul Brown, who lived next door to The Owl Bar in Anaconda, served in the Army as an armor crewman from 2001 to 2005...
