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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
The Sgt. Maj. of the Army wants leaders to stop scheduling training just for the sake of it
Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller sentenced to forfeit $5,000 in pay and gets letter of reprimand
Soldiers have to wait another year to get their hands on the Army’s futuristic new goggles
The active-duty Army is facing a record suicide rate. Leaders have no idea how to fix it
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Marine Lt. Col. Scheller, who criticized senior leaders, pleads guilty to all charges [Updated]
Train like you fight: Watch a North Korean soldier smash concrete with his head
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Review: 5 reasons the 5.11 Tactical PT-R sandbags are deployment-ready
Get fit with the power of sand!
The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups
The service is experimenting with a 'choose your own adventure' physical fitness test.
Here is every bad ‘fitness guy’ you’ll meet in the military
You can't say he wasn't motivated
How the Army combat fitness test exposes the military’s unhealthy focus on ‘making weight’
“It’s become just a normal part of Army culture and military culture, and that’s not good.”
The Air Force’s workout uniforms don’t look like middle-aged dad gear anymore
"The new uniform now includes all of the great performance features that you find in athletic wear today.”
A trailblazing female Ranger grad has reignited the debate over the Army’s controversial new fitness test
Here we go again.
Scores for the Army’s new fitness test may not end up ‘gender-neutral’ after all
“We had this big thing of inclusion but this is one of the biggest eye sores that goes against inclusion."
The best gym bags to enhance your workout
Make your training and workouts easier with these durable and breathable gym bags.
Servicewomen’s advocacy group says the ACFT could deal ‘irreparable damage’ to the Army
SWAN joins a growing chorus of voices raising concerns over the Army's new fitness test
8 pieces of fitness equipment you need in your gym bag
So, you want to get strong. What are you doing about it?
Lawmakers are mad about the Army’s new fitness test and think the leg tuck is useless
They said they have "considerable concerns regarding the negative impact it may already be having on so many careers"
Soldiers won’t have to pass the Army Combat Fitness Test to graduate initial training
The Army has suspended a rule requiring new enlisted soldiers and officers to pass the Army Combat Fitness Test to graduate initial military training through next year
From overweight veteran to pandemic athlete
I promised myself that I would never become the “overweight veteran” when I left the Marine Corps in 2011. Since I continue to break that promise, I was beyond excited...
Staying fit in quarantine means it’s time to get creative
U.S. service members improvise in order to stay fit during restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘We want to run’ — Fort Bragg soldier puts on a COVID-19 version of the cherished All American Marathon
When the 2020 edition of the event was axed on March 12, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Beofra Butler began to organize a social-distancing run.
New Army Combat Fitness Test
The Army is working on implementing its first gender-neutral Army Combat Fitness Test within the next five years.
Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that
"It delivers on all fronts of physical training"
Here’s how you can finally upgrade your baby-wipe shower
There's nothing like the smell of a long workout poorly masked by the powdery fresh scent of a baby wipe. … Continued
The first Army unit has received its ACFT equipment
Soldiers will start being scored on the ACFT in October 2020.
Marines’ obsession with pull-ups may be hurting the Corps, according to a new study
Marines are putting an "extreme emphasis" on the number of pull-ups leathernecks can do, a recently published internal study found. And that, some fear, could result in other important qualities...
A 43-year-old paratrooper with stage 3 kidney disease just hit the max ACFT score
"A lot of people look at me and think, 'Oh, this dude's just a meathead' ... but I'm part of the population that a lot of providers are worried about."
Army leaders aren’t worried about the ACFT, despite women failing at an astronomical rate
Time to work it.
The entire Army is going to start doing the new ACFT, but the scores won’t count until next year
Good luck out there.
