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From overweight veteran to pandemic athlete
The Sergeant Major of the Army is declaring war on your DFAC deep fryer
Sorry, Marines: Getting totally drunk may not actually help you max out your PFT scores
Marines announce changes to Physical and Combat Fitness Tests in an effort to contain COVID-19
Here’s why you packed on the pounds after the military
How to crush your two-mile run like an Olympian
Soldiers will start taking the new Army fitness test in October, but don’t worry — it doesn’t count yet
Army Reserve leaders try out the new ACFT
Camp Lejeune machine gunner is third Marine in two months to die during PT
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Rebuilding Honor: How Kyle Carpenter came back from the brink of death
The Navy is looking to pro sports to turn EOD techs and divers into a ‘human weapon system’
DoD video shows troops finding creative ways to do PT with gyms closed
Staying fit in quarantine means it’s time to get creative
US troops completed this brutal workout and shared fake beer in honor of this Navy SEAL
Marines are getting a reprieve from the dreaded tape test during the COVID-19 pandemic
Marine Corps cancels physical fitness test requirement over COVID-19
DARPA wants to use science to help you sleep better and poop good
Army delays ACFT start date over COVID-19
Pentagon identifies special tactics airman who died during training swim
New Army Combat Fitness Test
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She fought to survive as a child and trained as an Olympic wrestler. Now she shows Marines how to fight
Midshipman at Naval Academy dies during physical readiness test
Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that
Forget ‘athleisure,’ this 91-year-old Air Force vet works out in overalls
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Michelle Matthews, Alabama Media Group, Birmingham
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The first Army unit has received its ACFT equipment
Marines’ obsession with pull-ups may be hurting the Corps, according to a new study
Florida man loses more than 180 pounds to join the Army
The Army is facing a major performance divide in its new combat fitness test
A 43-year-old paratrooper with stage 3 kidney disease just hit the max ACFT score
Land navigation and fitness failures are keeping soldiers from their Expert Soldier Badges
The mother of a Navy recruit who died in boot camp claims the service ignored clear PT-related health risks
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John Keilman, Chicago Tribune
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This officer candidate just maxed the new ACFT, so step up your game
A Chinese team got kicked out of the Military World Games in China for ‘extensive cheating’
A new line on the Air Force fitness screening questionnaire may help solve the service’s rash of PT deaths
Army leaders aren’t worried about the ACFT, despite women failing at an astronomical rate
Defense Secretary Mark Esper doesn’t listen to music during PT because he finds it ‘distracting’
The entire Army is going to start doing the new ACFT, but the scores won’t count until next year
Fort Jackson soldier dies while preparing for training drill, officials say
The Navy beats out the Air Force as the fattest branch, somehow
Marine poolee dies during fitness test at Maryland recruiting station
Eglin AFB curtails running portion of PT test following captain’s death
No, an Army captain did not forbid his soldiers from having mustaches to raise APFT scores
Stressed out about passing your PT test? The Air Force has got you covered.
Watch Egyptian soldiers perform bizarre feats of strength in a batsh*t insane sizzle reel
US troops are increasingly falling to heatstroke during training as the military braces for rising temperatures
Army recruiters signed off on hundreds of recruits who hadn’t passed a required fitness test
Watch an Army ROTC cadet break the Guinness record for burpees to raise money for veterans
Air Force fighter pilot units are getting personal massage therapists to fight chronic pain
Sleep important, Navy finds
Implementing new PT standards may hurt Army readiness. The service should learn from how US allies pulled it off
The Navy will soon require sailors plank hard to prove their mettle
The Army is developing an alternate combat fitness test for soldiers with permanent injuries
We salute the Marine who crawled across the Boston Marathon finish line to honor his fallen comrades
A Marine Corps recruiter called him ‘too fat,’ so this student lost 70 pounds to pursue his dream of enlisting
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Drew Kerekes, The Meridian Star
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Wounded warrior Kirstie Ennis is on a mission to conquer Mount Everest
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Aaron Little, Crestview News Bulletin
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You can’t blame the military for your fat ass, according to a new VA ruling
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Jim Absher, Military.Com
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The average US service member spends a third of their year drinking, study finds
We salute the Army vet who dropped 25 pounds by consuming nothing but beer for weeks
Wounded Warriors show off their athletic skills at Marine Corps Trials
Obesity could force British military to make planes and submarines plus-sized, lawmaker says
The Marine Corps May Swap Crunches For Planks On PFT