WASHINGTON – Patricia Limbaga’s recruit-cute moment happened at her lowest point. She’d failed her military entrance exam eight times and her dream of joining the Army felt like it was slipping away.

Being Army Fit covers different dimensions, including physical, emotional, social, spiritual and family. Despite these dimensions, we look at the soldier as being Army Fit mostly on the physical ...

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- The U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division kicked off the "Double Eagle" Fit for Life pilot program Aug. 4, with an opening ceremony at Timmermann Center ...

WASHINGTON — The Army's problem of finding physically fit recruits at a time of rising obesity in the United States is especially acute in the South — where it traditionally draws a high percentage of ...

Widespread and persistent health problems in many Southern states, including South Carolina, pose a significant threat to military readiness, new research shows. The study, conducted by researchers at ...

U.S. Army Recruiting Command announced recently it is looking for extremely fit soldiers to serve on a new fitness team aimed at attracting young Americans who are in the best shape to join the ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., are "welcomed" by drill sergeants from both the Army and Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) The ...