The Navy unveiled its new physical fitness assessment cycle on Tuesday, requiring sailors to undergo two PFAs per calendar ...

The Navy is returning to its pre-2020 physical fitness assessment system, requiring sailors to complete a test every six ...

A soldier receives a 3-D body scan at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Oct. 18, 2021. The scan/study is part of a comprehensive body composition study examining the association between body composition and Soldier ...

The Marine Corps provided advanced notification on December 18th 2025 of changes to physical fitness standards. The new ...

A Soldier prepares for the dead lift event of the Army Combat Fitness Test Sept. 23, 2019, at Fort Jackson, S.C. (Thomas Brading/Army) The Army has set a timeline for reforms on how the service ...

The Marine Corps has announced that it is changing the way it determines the body composition of its Marines, becoming the first military branch to move away from the traditional tape test in favor of ...

What is a BOD POD Body Composition Test? Body composition is a measurement of a person’s fat and fat free (lean) mass. Testing your body composition is a great way to set, monitor and achieve ...

Marines who fail a tape test for body-fat percentage will soon be allowed to take a different type of exam before being placed in a remediation program after results of a new study led the service’s ...

In Running for Weight Loss: Body Composition, Jennifer Brown and our experts explain: There are many factors that play a role ...

Expert Dr. Salas-Whalen reveals that body composition testing, not just the number on your scale, is key to knowing whether ...