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Humor

What Soldiers Really Think Of The New Army PT Test, According To Reddit

Brad Howard
Health & Fitness

The Army Is Pushing To Make Basic Training And PT Longer And Harder
Health & Fitness

The Army’s Next Crisis: Americans Aren’t Fit Enough To Fight

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors begin the 1.5-mile run during the semiannual physical readiness test (PRT) at Fort Story, Oct. 19, 2015. The semiannual PRT provides the commanding officer with the means of assessing general fitness of Sailors at their command by evaluating aerobic capacity, or cardio-respiratory endurance, and muscular strength, and muscular endurance.

Health & Fitness

The Navy Just Gave 48,000 Sailors Who Failed Their PRT A Sweet Deal

Adam Weinstein

New PFT; More pull-ups, more crunches, shorter run time

The Military Wants To Make Bases More Walkable Because Vehicles Are For The Weak

Adam Weinstein

Marines with Headquarters Battalion conduct crunches during their Physical Fitness Test aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, on March 14, 2017.

Health & Fitness

Here’s What Marines Have To Say About The New PFT Standards

James Clark