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Military Fitness Tests Aren't What They Used to Be, and It’s a Big Deal

Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the ...
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Army introduces new fitness test for 2025

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 ...

Here's how fit Army National Guardsmen have to be. Could you cut it?

A photo of chunky Texas National Guard troops in Chicago went viral, and 7 were sent home. But there's nothing soft about ...

Hegseth wants a fitter military, but significant barriers hold back part-time troops

Army leaders have trumpeted the success of the H2F program, which now has 71 teams in place across the active duty force, in ...

Army tightens standards for its basic training prep course

Potential recruits will now be able to attend the Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course to lose weight or improve their test ...

Air Force says viral ‘combat fitness’ memo isn’t real

The memo appeared to meet Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's call for a 'combat' fitness test. But officials said it was ...
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Civilian to Soldier: RTC Flight Test Engineer Joins the Army

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (September 16, 2025) – Joel “Parker” Johnson, a U.S. Army Civilian flight test engineer at the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, is trading his desk for the cockpit after being ...