The U.S. Army is making changes to their physical fitness requirements for all soldiers, introducing new gender-neutral standards while eliminating one of its most criticized events. On Monday, the ...

The U.S. Army announced an overhaul of its physical fitness test, including gender-neutral standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs. The new fitness test consists of a three-repetition maximum ...

The Army announced two major changes to its fitness standards Monday: soldiers in 21 combat jobs will have to pass a gender-neutral test, while the standing power throw — occasionally called the ‘yeet ...

The Army now requires men and women to meet the same standards of physical fitness for combat roles to make soldiers as effective as possible. NBC News' Yasmin ...

The U.S. military will impose the “highest male standard” for all combat roles in each service branch, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced during his Tuesday morning speech to hundreds of ...

On June 1, the Army will adopt new fitness standards for soldiers in combat roles. Many of the updates to the test are relatively minor, though the minimum requirement in some events, like the 2-mile ...

The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards for women in combat roles. By Jonathan Wolfe Women in U.S. Army combat ...