Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standardsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.By Riley Ceder8 weeks ago
Navy body composition study may finally settle tape test debateThe two-year test may bring the Navy — and perhaps the other services — closer to scientific consensus on the best way to measure body fat.By Hope Hodge Seck8 weeks ago
Army prep course jeopardized health of recruits, IG saysTrainees with body fat compositions that exceeded the allowed amount were admitted to the Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course.By Riley Ceder2 months ago
Weighing benefits: Could anti-obesity meds help troops’ weight issues?Advocates argue that anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic could help overweight troops, but the services have no uniform policy for such treatments.By Jonathan Lehrfeld7 months ago
Army’s blunt trauma tests on pigs, cadavers may aid body armor designsGrisly though some of the experiments might be, they get closer to simulating the real effects of body armor blows on live personnel.By Hope Hodge Seck8 months ago
Air Force extends enforcement deadline for new body composition testAirmen and guardians have at least six more months before they can be punished for failing to meet the new body composition standard required in PT tests.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown13 months ago