Marines and their spouses attend the quarterly Headquarters and Support Battalion baby shower on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 21, 2018. (Lance Cpl. Megan Roses/Marine Corps) The ...

Gen. Robert Neller, the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps, is interviewed in his office at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. (Mike Morones/Staff) Gen. Robert Neller has ...

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 ...

This week, three- and four-star generals from across the Marine Corps were presented with a plan to overhaul existing fitness standards, making them more relevant and appropriately challenging. A copy ...

Editor's note: This story was first published at 11:04 a.m. EDT on July 1, 2016. The Marine Corps' new fitness rules are out, and they include some revolutionary changes to the way the service ...

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 Marine Corps will eliminate crunches from its physical fitness test in favor of planks by 2023, according to a Marine administrative message made public on Thursday. “The plank’s isometric hold ...