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

Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing complete a physical fitness assessment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2025. (Senior Airman Erika Chapa/U.S. Air National Guard) The Air Force has announced ...

Members of the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet reserve unit participate in the pushup portion of the physical fitness assessment, May 15, 2022. (MC2 Daniel Cleary/U.S. Navy) The Navy ...

Being a Marine requires a level of fitness the average military member does not have. The fitness tests are more difficult and the training is challenging, requiring Marines to stay in above-average ...