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 Seck2 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
Nearly 70% of active service members are overweight, report findsObesity is often cited as one of the significant challenges to military recruiting.By Meghann Myers19 months ago
4-foot-7-inch Marine says peers in boot camp ‘kind of looked up to’ himIs Pfc. Nathaniel Laprade the shortest service member of all time? It’s hard to say for sure.By Irene Loewenson20 months ago
Air Force to start tracking height-to-waist ratios in AprilAirmen and guardians who fall short have a year to get fitter without punishment.By Rachel S. Cohen2 years ago
Troops ask court to block DoD’s vaccine requirementTroops take DoD to court to get out of vaccine requirement, which they call illegal and unconstitutional.By Leila Barghouty4 years ago
