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 ...

Staff Sgt. Neto Sevilla, assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, performs a deadlift exercise during the Army Combat Fitness Test. (Capt. Sara Berner/Army) Soldiers who score a 465 or better on the ...

The Army has been recruiting applicants who far exceed its body fat standards and not providing them the necessary medical services as they try to shed the weight and come into compliance, according ...

The Army has developed a simplified method to asses a soldier's body fat as the military faces declined readiness due to obesity. The U.S. Army has published new body fat assessment standards to ...

The Army's outdated body composition policies are quietly eroding the readiness, health and performance of our force. The defense secretary's recent call to reevaluate these standards is long overdue, ...

The Army is wrapping up research on how best to measure a soldier's body fat -- but the service's controversial tape test might not be dead yet. The Army is in the midst of totally revamping health ...

The second phase of data collection for the U.S. Army’s Body Composition Study will take place at Fort Lee, Va. Feb. 5-11. The U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training (USACIMT), with the U.S.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify how many volunteers researchers are seeking to participate in the study. FORT BRAGG — The bodies of Fort Bragg soldiers are being studied through ...