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In birthday message to Marines, top general emphasizes ‘high standards’
The new commandant urged Marines to keep their high standards sacred and their “honor clean.”
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
Senators push DoD to approve recruits who’ve sought mental health care
Past treatment or diagnosis is still a bar to service for most.
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
Opinion
Dip, Doritos and drinking: Why the Army can’t get in shape
When CVS banned tobacco products from stores in 2014, nearly two out of five smokers who bought cigarettes at CVS quit rather than travel to another store.
By Maj. Nolan Johnson
What’s missing from the conversation on Air Force recruiting?
The Air Force says it’s having one of the toughest recruiting stretches of the past quarter-century.
Air Force may temporarily allow beards, in the name of research
The idea would let participating airmen sport well-kept beards no longer than one-quarter inch.
Services need clear guidance for granting tattoo waivers, report says
Lawmakers are questioning whether tattoo policies are slowing military recruiting.
Air Force’s first female special tactics officer earns coveted scarlet beret
The female airman faces about another year of advanced skills training before she is assigned to an operational unit.
Plan to overhaul Army fitness test gets support from House lawmakers
Language accompanying the Senate authorization bill draft goes beyond the Army fitness test to include further examination by all of the services.
As the Army pushes holistic health, an officer examines the history of soldier fitness
Maj. Garrett Gatzemeyer's book chronicles the philosophies and regimens that have led to the Army exercise programs of today.
By Todd South