Hegseth ordered more strict grooming and fitness standards and less training on subjects like the Privacy Act, cybersecurity and controlled information.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced several changes to military fitness and culture to hundreds of generals and admirals ...

Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the ...

The changes follow a Hegseth memo in March ordering a review and enhancement of physical fitness. In June, the Army replaced the Army Combat Fitness Test with the Army Fitness Test (AFT). The AFT ...

FORT MEADE, Md. — The U.S. Army officially adopts the Army Fitness Test as the new test of record for Soldiers starting June 1, 2025. The change will replace the Army Combat Fitness Test and introduce ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military will impose the “highest” male standards for all combat roles during a ...

A photo of chunky Texas National Guard troops in Chicago went viral, and 7 were sent home. But there's nothing soft about ...

FORT BRAGG -- A Fort Bragg soldier is defying the odds by maxing out the score on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, despite dealing with Chronic Kidney Disease. Major Carpaccio Owens, with the 82nd ...

The memo appeared to meet Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's call for a 'combat' fitness test. But officials said it was ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that there would be new, strict fitness standards enforced on the U.S. military. In a speech addressing several hundred high-ranking officials in ...