U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Theodore Clever measures an airman's abdominal circumference during a physical training test, Dec. 19, 2013. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos) ...

Airmen may soon run two miles rather than 1.5 under new fitness standards, and be tested twice per year, according to an ...

Air Force Suspends Tape Test Indefinitely, Extends PT Testing Pause U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Theodore Clever measures an airman's abdominal circumference during a physical training test, Dec. 19 ...

The Air Force is standing firmly behind their tape test, even as airmen for years have complained about its effectiveness and the other services are reviewing the controversial test.

Overall, the number of waivers handed out to airmen who must skip taking the entire test was 6 percent, or 18,463 test takers, from Oct. 21 through April 30, according to the Air Force's data.

The Air Force is cutting the much-loathed waist measurement portion of its annual physical fitness tests for airmen and Space ... The military uses the tape test as a method to estimate body ...

The Air Force tape test is returning to base gyms and fitness testing facilities, two years after the service dropped the abdominal circumference measurement in fitness assessments. The service is ...

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Robert English, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron central storage issue journeyman, runs during a physical training test at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 19 ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said the branch is likely to experience a 10% shortfall in recruiting in 2023. ... (also known as ‘Tape Test’ in the military) ...