Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marines serving in combat arms jobs will begin taking a gender-neutral Physical Fitness Test on Jan. 1, 2026. All Marines in ...

The U.S. Marine Corps is rolling out significant updates to its physical fitness and body composition requirements starting January 1, 2026. These changes aim to align standards with the physical ...

First to fight. A mantra that defines the Marine Corps in everything it does, including its gear. For over 20 years, the Marines have proudly donned the digital MARPAT camouflage uniform. The ...

The U.S. Marine Corps is slated to implement a sex-neutral physical fitness test scoring system for Marines with combat military occupational specialties beginning Jan. 1, 2026, according to a recent ...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – For any Marine, whether standing post on a rooftop or speaking with civilians at a gate, not having their service rifle slung over their shoulder and at the ready requires ...

Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley patrols with a Female Engagement Team attached to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, in Afghanistan, 2010. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) This much we know: at least 154 ...

The U.S. Military marks a milestone this month: January 1, 2016 – ten years ago – was the official deadline for the U.S. Military to fully integrate women into all combat roles. In fact, though, women ...

The United States continues to modernize the Marine Corps’ warfighting capabilities, as the service recently retired an amphibious troop transport platform—designed for ship-to-shore deployment—that ...

All Marines in combat arms fields will soon have to meet the same standards on their Physical Fitness Test, or PFT, regardless of their gender, under a service-wide policy announced Thursday. The new ...

Marine recruits conduct an initial strength assessment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Sept. 6, 2025. (Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock/U.S. Marine Corps) The U.S. Marine Corps is slated to ...