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Body camera footage shows arrest of Army reservist on AWOL charge
The sergeant first class faces a court martial trial at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on March 18.
By Todd South
No more neck or hip tape test to measure body fat, Army declares
The new waist-only tape test will be more accurate — and less forgiving.
By Davis Winkie
New skills and qualification identifiers ahead for Army health program
The additional skill identifier would be a four-week home station course. The special qualification identifier would take 12 weeks.
By Todd South
Fatter recruits now welcome as Air Force revises its rules
The change could allow up to 100 more Americans to join the Air Force each month.
Get the score, skip the tape: This fitness score waives body fat test
Soldiers must hit at least 80 points in each Army Combat Fitness Test category.
By Todd South
Army reviewing proposed changes to tape test, body composition
A more accurate tape test and a body fat waiver with a 540 or higher fitness test score.
By Todd South
Officials OK some hand and neck tattoos for airmen, Guardians
Airmen and Guardians are now allowed tattoos up to 1 inch long on the hands and back of the neck.
More Army fitness test and body composition changes coming soon
The Army's top NCO offered new insight into what changes are coming and when soldiers might see them.
By Davis Winkie
Air Force to start tracking height-to-waist ratios in April
Airmen and guardians who fall short have a year to get fitter without punishment.
New in 2023: Marine Corps to move away from tape test
The Marine Corps is revising the way it measures the body composition of its troops.
The biggest military stories of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on the stories most-viewed by Military Times readers throughout the year.
By Military Times staff