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 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 ...
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 ...