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Nearly 70% of active service members are overweight, report finds
Obesity is often cited as one of the significant challenges to military recruiting.
Celebrities forge bonds on ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’
Four of the 16 celebrity participants have already been eliminated from 'Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test."
By Sarah Sicard
Pentagon says it will reopen weapons testing reports to public
Amid congressional pressure, the Pentagon says its next annual report detailing shortfalls in the Pentagon weapons programs will be public.
By Joe Gould
New in 2023: Marine Corps to move away from tape test
The Marine Corps is revising the way it measures the body composition of its troops.
New in 2023: Decisions on Marines’ new physical training uniforms
The shorts have a 5-inch inseam, down from 8 inches in the first prototype.
Marine Corps will move away from tape test when measuring body fat
Also in the updated policy, female Marines will be given a 1% increase in total allowable body fat.
Pentagon again delays nuclear missile test amid Chinese drills near Taiwan
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has again ordered the Pentagon to postpone a planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, this time amid increased tension with China over Taiwan.
Plan to overhaul Army fitness test gets support from House lawmakers
Language accompanying the Senate authorization bill draft goes beyond the Army fitness test to include further examination by all of the services.
As the Army pushes holistic health, an officer examines the history of soldier fitness
Maj. Garrett Gatzemeyer's book chronicles the philosophies and regimens that have led to the Army exercise programs of today.
By Todd South
Why Marines love short shorts
Silkies have been banned since 2011, but that hasn't stopped Marines from wearing them.
By Sarah Sicard