T here’s arguably no greater test of physical and mental toughness than serving in the military. While the demands vary ...

Capt. Johnny Dotson, a social worker intern with the Department of Social Work at William Beaumont Army Medical Center began his journey into bodybuilding nearly six years ago. “Initially ...

And rather than testing and building for an average-size soldier ... Around half of the body scans that the Army turned over to Body Labs are of women. The company’s plan is to apply its ...

The Army's outdated body composition policies are quietly eroding ... These shortcuts don't build warfighters; they break them. Obesity, at its core, is defined as excess body fat measured through ...

They can also request a more comprehensive body fat scan when devices ... reflect the implementation of the Army Combat Fitness Test, with its emphasis on building muscle – and therefore ...

Read Next: Funds for Building Space Command Headquarters ... given the physical demands of Army jobs. Large amounts of body fat cannot only make a soldier too unfit to fight but also cause massive ...

As the US Army moves to a new way to measure soldiers’ body fat, officials acknowledged Wednesday that some soldiers who had previously passed under the old regulations may now fail under the new.