The Navy has a new fitness test for active-duty “combat arms personnel,” including members of Naval Special Warfare and Naval ...

The Navy rolled out its first fitness test for sailors in combat arms roles, mandating swimming, running and calisthenics ...

The new test is unlikely to be much of an issue, as Navy SEALs are among the most physically fit people on the planet.

The following is the Jan. 15 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Shipbuilding: Improving Warfighter ...

Active-duty sailors will have to complete two physical fitness assessments per year starting in 2026, the Navy announced this week in a return to its pre-coronavirus pandemic fitness testing schedule.

In this video, we go through the Navy’s physical fitness standards and the requirements of the Physical Readiness Test. You’ll learn how each event is scored, what common mistakes to avoid, and how to ...

The Navy finally built a fitness test that looks like the work its most dangerous sailors actually do, not the paperwork they ...

Members of the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet reserve unit perform pushups for their physical fitness assessment on May 15, 2022. (MC2 Daniel Cleary/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy ...

U.S. Army Spc. Sean Kirby prepares to launch the Vesper during a drone competition in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 10, 2025. (Sgt. Collin Mackall/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army’s first ...

Sailors march in formation into Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall onboard U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Dec. 11, 2025. US Navy photo The Army and Navy exceeded the legal level of ...

VIENNA (AP) — In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion earlier this year that the U.S. would resume nuclear testing, a U.S. government representative defended the stance at a global ...