Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the ...

A New Zealand Army Infantry Platoon, deployed to South Korea earlier this year, was invited to participate in Expert Infantry ...

A United States Marine takes on the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) to see how well Marine Corps training stacks up against ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced new military standards and gender rules for the United States military Tuesday ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has released a directive exempting all soldiers scoring 540 points or more on the Army Combat Fitness Test from the body fat assessment, regardless of their height and ...

The Army's old fitness test edged closer to termination after the service on Monday said in a memo reviewed by Military.com to the force that soldiers flagged for a failed assessment can lift it by ...

The Army’s physical fitness test has remained unchanged for some 40 years: two minutes to do as many push-ups as possible, then two minutes for sit-ups, then a two mile run. Recruits need a certain ...

On Wednesday, March 23, US Army secretary Christine E. Wormuth announced a new directive that outlines the systematic implementation of an updated version of the physical fitness test. The new format ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Researchers from the University of Iowa Technology Institute are working with the Army to develop its new combat fitness test. The previous test consisted of push-ups, sit-ups ...

Kaylee Liechtenstein is a senior at the University of Iowa. She aims to change the future of military training. She's always ready. Caylee's own fitness and body helps set the base for the female.