In the eight months since the U.S. Army launched the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, recruiting officials now see the test as a critical tool that was missing from the way the service predicts ...

December is the month when you’re supposed to be getting out of shape. But if you plan to either join the Army or reclassify from a “soft” military occupational specialty, like water treatment ...

NORTHFIELD — Kalyn Guenther, 18, finished her required laps in the U.S. Army Recruiting Center parking lot and dropped down to the ground to catch her breath. “I didn’t realize how out of shape I was, ...

The Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, measures recruits' physical aptitude to perform to job standards at the end of training for the Army's most physically demanding occupations. After ...

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 ...

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 ...

July 8 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy's autumn physical fitness assessment cycle will be suspended to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Navy announced. A NAVADMIN, or naval administrative message, ...

The energy was electric at Target Hill Athletic Field Saturday as 1,036 U.S. Military Academy cadets, mostly the 3rd and 4th Regiments from the Classes of 2021 and 2022, enthusiastically streamed ...

The Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, measures recruits' physical aptitude to perform to job standards at the end of training for the Army's most physically demanding occupations. The ...

A Soldier carries two 40-pound kettlebell weights during a pilot for the Army Combat Readiness Test, a six-event assessment designed to reduce injuries and replace the current Army Physical Fitness ...

Military.com reports that “the U.S. Army has launched a new physical fitness test designed to determine if new recruits and soldiers can meet the physical demands of certain jobs such as infantry and ...