5 Big Mistakes Troops Make During PT Test Training While a fitness test is not necessarily going to make you a better service member, its objective grading points can be used...
Ask Stew: Building Strength and Maintaining PST/Cardio Scores When preparing to get to and through military training at any level, you first have to pass a fitness test such as the Navy's...
Try This Upper-Body Workout to Prepare for the Army Combat Fitness Test Many people who are required to take the new Army combat fitness test are looking for new ways to include the exercises into...
Ask Stew: How to Prepare for the Run That Comes After the PT Test Many people struggle with their running time during a fitness test being much worse than their normal pace.
Try 'the Hair of the Dog' to Improve PT and Lift Scores New tactical fitness-inspired tests such as the Army CFT or the USMC CFT will require additional training with weights...
PT Test Season Is Coming Soon, So Get Started Now We've got a list of mistakes you may want to avoid during the training window.
Survey Reveals Old and New Favorites of Fitness Testing in the Military In an informal poll, I received feedback from more than a hundred recruits, active duty and veterans alike, who gave their...
New Air Force PT Test Will Have Walking Option for Some Troops, General Says The event alternatives aim to further the service's goal of moving away from a one-size-fits-all model.
Navy's First PT Test Since 2019 Has New Plank Guidance, More Recovery for Postpartum Sailors Postpartum sailors will be exempt from taking the PFA for 12 months instead of the previous standard of nine months.
Army May Go Back to Job-Specific Scoring After All on the New Fitness Test The force is balancing the desire for a fitter force while also striving not to harm efforts to fill the less physically...
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...