Ask Stew: Help! I Need to Pass My APFT or I'll Lose My ROTC Scholarship Depending on the situation and your prior preparation, there could be many reasons why you need to focus on the exercises and...
Ask Stew: How to Prepare to Handle PST Rule Changes Be prepared for surprise rule changes on any Physical Screening Test event.
How to Lose Weight and Get Fit for Military Duty Those who are overweight typically are not meeting the minimum physical fitness standards for their chosen branch of service.
Army's New Fitness Test Might Change Again as Congress Looks to Switch Standards An amendment in the NDAA would direct the Army to establish fitness standards for troops in combat roles that would be higher...
Passing the New ACFT Can Lift Flags from Failing the Army's Old Fitness Test The service has been beta-testing the Army Combat Fitness Test since June 2020, moving away from the three-event Army...
Preparing for a Marathon Run There usually are one or two things that give out on you when running. It is either your lungs or your legs.
What You Should Know About Any Military Physical Fitness Test Physical fitness tests for all branches of the military and other special units have differing exercises, standards and...
'This Is an Opportunity to Work My Butt Off': Female Soldiers Want to Excel Under New Fitness Standards Now that the standards have shifted for women, achieving high scores has become possible, according to female soldiers.
Space Force Will Rely on Wearable Fitness Trackers by 2023, Raising Security and Privacy Concerns The newest service branch will scrap the annual physical fitness test and will roll out a new plan that relies on wearable...
Ask Stew: How to Adapt to Swimming with Fins Swimming with fins during rigorous military training, such as BUD/S and Army Ranger/Special Forces training, is required for...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...