The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025.

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62-year-old George Hood, who served as an officer in the Marine Corps, set the record for “longest time in an abdominal plank position (male)” with a time of 8 hours, 15 minutes, 15 seconds ...

Pete Hegseth, the nominee to lead the Defense Department in the next administration, claims the military watered down its fitness requirements to accommodate a directive to allow women to serve in ...

For men, it has inadvertently lowered standards, while for women, it has dramatically increased failure rates compared to the previous Army Physical Fitness Test. These imbalances threaten to ...

The days of easing age and physical fitness requirements aren't coming back, the Army's chief of staff said. By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Jul 30, 2022 The Army really needs more soldiers ...