1st Air Force Unit Begins 'Beta Testing' No-Fail Practice PT Test Airmen who fall under Air Force Materiel Command will start to see a new option when it comes to their physical fitness test.
The ACFT and the Problems with the Military's Cult of Physical Fitness The Army has increased barriers to service at the same time it attempts to broaden its recruiting base.
New Marine Corps PFT Rules Start Soon. Here's Who Will Face Them First Marines will soon get the option to swap crunches on their physical fitness test with a plank.
Air Force Adds Sickle Cell Trait Question to Fitness Survey After PT Deaths The addition of screening for sickle cell trait on the survey will help to flag those who might need additional clearance.
Men and Women Seeing Different Failure Rates on Army's Gender-Neutral Fitness Test The Army general in charge of the service's new combat fitness test said he's confident it will remain gender-neutral.
Army Unveils Major Changes to New Combat Fitness Test Some standards changed, and troops in initial military training must pass the test as a graduation requirement after Oct. 1.
Here's What Soldiers on a Permanent Profile Need to Know About the ACFT The Army released new guidelines for injured soldiers on permanent profile to follow when they take an altered ACFT.
After PT Deaths, Air Force Weighs Separating Waist Measurement from Fitness Test The Air Force's top enlisted leader said some airmen go to extremes, even starving themselves, to pass the tape test.
Eglin Curtails Run Portion of PT Test After Captain's Death Capt. Tranay Lashawn Tanner, 29, was transported to the Eglin Hospital last week with health complications.
Top Enlisted Airman Eyeing No-Fail Trial PT Tests to Help Improve Fitness Part of his plan to promote strong and mindful airmen is to revamp how airmen approach the physical fitness assessment.
Walks on the Mall, Shake Shack Burgers and a Car Crash: Scenes from the Guard's Deployment in DC What started as an 800-troop mission for the D.C. National Guard has ballooned to more than 2,000 troops as Republican...
Former Space Force Sergeant Fatally Shot Teen in 'Vigilante Violence,' Colorado Officials Say Orest Schur received a 54-year prison sentence after a jury in June found him guilty of second-degree murder and attempted...
Airman Killed in Off-Base AK-47 Shooting Near F.E. Warren Air Force Base Identified An airman stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, who died after being shot by an AK-47 fired through the wall of an off...
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...