Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the wringer for decades, but the way they measure strength and readiness is ...

FORT MEADE, Md. — The U.S. Army officially adopts the Army Fitness Test as the new test of record for Soldiers starting June 1, 2025. The change will replace the Army Combat Fitness Test and introduce ...

Staff Sgt. Daryl Copeland of the 7th Signal Command (Theater) Headquarters recently graduated from the U.S. Army's Holistic Health and ...

During a speech earlier this week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the implementation of new fitness standards for the military. In addition to the newly proposed annual fitness exam, ...

(NewsNation) — The Trump administration is seeking to reshape the military by changing standards for fitness and grooming. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth first announced the change during a speech ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army has scrapped its move to have a physical fitness test that's gender- and age-neutral, and will now allow women and older soldiers to pass while meeting some reduced ...

A photo of stocky Texas Army National Guard troops freshly arrived in the Chicago suburbs prompted a wave of smart-aleck putdowns on social media earlier this month. Among the most widely shared: ...

Military fitness training has infiltrated our country’s fitness world for decades. From fitness enthusiasts putting on a backpack and walking for “fun” to paying to race an obstacle course, the ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently dragged his knuckles out of his cave to make U.S. warfighters fit again, returning to the highest male physical fitness standard only for people to serve in all ...

A small part of me cheers and feels vindicated whenever I hear Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth talk about the softness of the military. I was once relieved from an Army command after a handful of ...