The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness, ...

Marine recruits conduct an initial strength assessment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Sept. 6, 2025. (Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock/Marine Corps) The U.S. Marine Corps is slated to ...

Editor's note: This story was first published at 11:04 a.m. EDT on July 1, 2016. The Marine Corps' new fitness rules are out, and they include some revolutionary changes to the way the service ...

All Marines in combat arms fields will soon have to meet the same standards on their Physical Fitness Test, or PFT, regardless of their gender, under a service-wide policy announced Thursday. The new ...

Starting in 2017, Marines will be given the option to replace pullups with pushups when taking the annual Physical Fitness Test. Marines who earn 285 points on the now-tougher physical and combat ...