The Army is considering allowing soldiers who score a 540 or above on their Army Combat Fitness Test to be exempt from height and weight standards — which Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston said ...

The U.S. military has officially moved away from long-standing height-and-weight tables and the traditional tape test in favor of a waist-to-height ratio as the primary body composition standard for ...

As an editor and writer who has contributed to many national and local publications, Nicole Gregory enjoys communicating clearly on critical health topics so that readers can make informed choices for ...

As the Army forges ahead with its new Combat Fitness Test, there is a growing call from soldiers and health experts for leaders to make another change, this time to the Army’s height and weight ...

The most asked question from future BUD/S candidates is: "Should I gain weight or lose weight prior to BUD/S?" The more complete version of that question is: "For each of the average heights that join ...