The Recon Physical Assessment Test is designed to expose weakness fast. A 500-meter swim, calisthenics, a timed run, a ...

U.S. Marines and Sailors conduct an early morning physical training session on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during Fleet Week Miami, May 8, 2024. U.S. Navy Photo ...

The U.S. Army is rolling out a new physical assessment designed to measure battlefield fitness for soldiers serving in combat roles, the service announced on Wednesday. The new Combat Field Test is ...

U.S. Navy hospitalman Pete McGuire, a chief corpsman with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, completes the push-up portion of a recon physical assessment test (RPAT) at Camp Lejeune, N.C ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is making physical fitness assessments biannual for all airmen and introducing a 2-mile run as part of the service’s fitness initiative in the new year, the Air Force ...

Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026. The Coast Guard is ending years of debate over whether it should require all ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — Soldiers looking to become some of the most elite in the U.S. Army will be assessed with new physical benchmarks, starting in late April. The U.S. Army Infantry School ...

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – The Army’s Expert Infantryman, Field Medical and Soldier badges will now share a common fitness assessment, while still maintaining the integrity and history of each ...