ACFT Score Chart, Resources and How to Administer The ACFT or Army Combat Fitness Test is a military fitness test for the U.S. Army. Read more.
Preparing for Army Ranger School Ever wanted to put on the Ranger Tab on your Army uniform? To become a Ranger takes endurance, stamina, intelligence and...
The Top 10 Reasons Why People Fail at Special Ops There are many ways to fail out or quit any of the many special-ops programs, but the biggest reason someone fails is usually...
Army Not Tweaking Fitness Test After Uncertainty Over Gender Standards The annual defense authorization bill passed in December directed the Army to set the same fitness standards for men and...
Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) Score Chart The updated ACFT demonstrates the standards required for each movement, as well as the minimum score required for different...
The Push-up System Over the years, I have developed several methods to increase push-ups and have written articles on ways to implement them...
Push-up Push Workout The program is a 10-day plan that requires push-ups daily, but it still has some sound physiological rules that incorporate...
How to Train for Ruck Marches Known as "forced marches" or "humps," these events are basically fast-paced walks over rough terrain with a backpack at least...
Tips for Better Pull-ups One thing I have learned is that women and men cannot do pull-ups if they do not practice pull-ups.
Army Sticking to Flawed Tape Test with Tweaks For decades, the service has used what has largely been panned as outdated methods of measuring whether a soldier is out of...
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
He Served His Country. In Return, His Country Sent Him into Exile. The military relies on noncitizens to fill its ranks. No one is sure how many are later banished from the country they fought...
VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found that the VA paid $1 million more in bonuses to senior...
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...