Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.
By Riley Ceder
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Navy body composition study may finally settle tape test debate
The two-year test may bring the Navy — and perhaps the other services — closer to scientific consensus on the best way to measure body fat.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Army prep course jeopardized health of recruits, IG says
Trainees with body fat compositions that exceeded the allowed amount were admitted to the Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course.
By Riley Ceder
Army, Navy conduct key hypersonic missile test
The successful tests brings both services closer to fielding the long-awaited system.
Navy updates exercise standards for Fitness Enhancement Program
“The purpose of this exemption is to recognize that some sailors who do not meet the BCA standard are still able to maintain operational readiness."
By Diana Stancy
Army’s blunt trauma tests on pigs, cadavers may aid body armor designs
Grisly though some of the experiments might be, they get closer to simulating the real effects of body armor blows on live personnel.
By Hope Hodge Seck