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Divisions are headed into the dirt
Simulations are great, but nothing beats going to the field.
By Todd South
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How a deployment cycle is like an NFL off-season training plan
The new approach will provide predictable training that pairs with modernization and help families know their schedules years in advance.
By Adam Ashton
4-star: The Army is making progress in giving soldiers more time at home while boosting BCT readiness
The Army is making progress in its effort to give soldiers more time at home between missions.
By Michelle Tan
A new Army PT test is on its way. This is not a drill.
The Army is preparing to roll out a new, six-event PT test that will be completely gender and age neutral.
The Army is notorious for breaking soldiers’ bodies. But it’s now working on ways to prevent that.
The Army is in the middle of a plan to study what makes new soldiers most prone to injury, while putting teams of nutritionists and fitness coaches into every brigade.
Fitter, deadlier soldiers: This is how the Army plans to prepare you for tomorrow’s wars
Leaders are voicing their support for a push to re-think training and maintenance of soldiers themselves, and to treat them as elite athletes preparing for a high-end fight.
As the Army turns to functional fitness testing, is the end of gender standards near?
As the Army works to field two new occupation combat readiness tests, the discussion has increased over the legacy PT test and whether the Army needs gendered fitness standards at all.
New in 2018: Could these two new fitness tests spell the end of the APFT?
In 2017, both Army Training and Doctrine Command and Army Forces Command unveiled new fitness tests that could change the way the Army does PT.
Fundamental changes afoot at major commands as US Army sets up modernization outfit
Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy says setting up the service's modernization command could mean fundamental changes are afoot for major commands.
By Jen Judson
Five rules for the Army’s Combat Aviation Brigades
One year after senior leaders sounded the alarm that Army aviation was in a “deep hole” because of inconsistent funding and high demand overseas, the top general at Forces Command has laid out five rules that he hopes will provide soldiers with some relief.
By Todd South
Army works to balance high operations tempo with increased training
The Army is using increased training, live fire exercises and short-notice taskings to prepare units for rapid deployment.
By Todd South