If you were not aware, the Marine Corps made some pretty big changes not only to the physical fitness test (PFT), but also to the combat fitness test and body-fat standards. Here is an email from a ...

Female Marines were supposed to be able to do at least three pullups for the fitness test and eight for a perfect score The delayed requirement adds fuel to the debate over women%27s physical strength ...

It’s official. Men rule at pull-ups. Most female Marines can’t even do three lousy pull-ups! So goes the latest salvo in the battle of the sexes — a battle we thought was actually over in our ...

Henderson Hall Marines can get an arm up on passing the Corps' new physical fitness test by attending a pull-up class at the Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. "Doing the ...

Flex-arm hang was required of female Marines Pull-ups were always required of male Marines Marine Corps evaluated its restrictions on women for two years Female Marines soon will be required to ...

The Marine Corps announced big changes to its physical fitness standards in a July 1, 2016 administrative message. The message, signed by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller, unveiled ...

The Marines Corps' proposed fitness standards overhaul would ease up on physical fitness test running times, but make it harder overall to score a first-class PFT in an effort to better match ...