The Marine Corps will eliminate crunches from its physical fitness test in favor of planks by 2023, according to a Marine administrative message made public on Thursday. “The plank’s isometric hold ...

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 Officer Candidates from Charlie and Delta Company attending Officer Candidate Class-220 complete their initial Physical Fitness Test (PFT) at Brown Field aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, ...

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 ...

As of this year, Marines have the option of choosing either planks or crunches on their annual physical fitness test. The change, which took effect Jan. 1, follows a 2017 change that let them choose ...

Marines who haven't taken their physical fitness test yet this season will be able to skip it, the service's top general announced Tuesday. Commandant Gen. David Berger told Marines via tweet that the ...