On June 1, the Army will adopt new fitness standards for soldiers in combat roles. Many of the updates to the test are ...

The previous record was held by Annie Judis, who was 80 years and 244 days old when she held a plank for 3 minutes. Blackman ...

The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is the toughest among the U.S. military’s standard fitness exams, demanding ...

Police have launched a wide-ranging investigation of hundreds of police recruit applicants after learning some prospective cops who failed physical tests got approval to start police college ...

Students got to test their fitness against the FBI’s physical standards on Friday. “We have a number of students that want to pursue careers in law enforcement would love to be in the FBI ...

The revised Army Fitness Test replaces the ACFT, impacting 21 combat specialties. Women serving in U.S. Army combat positions will soon be required to pass the same physical fitness test as their ...

The recent removal of the standing power throw from the Army's fitness test ... approach that the test embodies. Added to the removal of the leg tuck for the plank, the initial 80% validity ...

Meanwhile, soldiers will now perform the deadlift, pushups, sprint-drag-carry, plank and two-mile run for the renamed Army Fitness Test, which, starting in June, will drop the former designation ...

Starting this summer, the Army will require female soldiers in combat roles to pass the same “sex-neutral” fitness test as their male ... holding a plank position, a 2-mile run and an exercise ...

The Army, in an internal memo, said that it will make changes to its fitness test, including rebranding the test, eliminating its most criticized event, and introducing new performance standards ...

(NewsNation) — The U.S. Army is changing its physical fitness test ... sprint-drag carry, plank and a two-mile run. The test will include gender-neutral scoring for soldiers in 21 combat ...

According to H2F data provided by the Army, for units with the program, they have seen a 14% decrease in musculoskeletal injuries, 23% greater Army fitness test pass rate, and 27% more soldiers ...