Army Is Breaking its Own Body Fat Standards to Meet Recruiting Numbers, Watchdog Says

Soldiers in the Army's Future Soldier Prepatory Course's fitness track conduct afternoon physical fitness training with light kettlebells.

The Army has been recruiting applicants who far exceed its body fat standards and not providing them the necessary medical services as they try to shed the weight and come into compliance, according to a new Defense Department inspector general report. The Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course was designed to expand enlistment eligibility for those […]

Meet the First Black Woman to Lead a Disaster Response Task Force Based at Fort Eustis

U.S. Army Col. Tanya McGonegal sits for a portrait in her office on Fort Eustis

Army Col. Tanya McGonegal was 25 when she experienced the first “only” in her military career. She was the sole woman in the June 1999 graduating class at Virginia State Officer Candidate School. The graduation set the tone for McGonegal’s 25-year career with the Army National Guard, where she continues paving the way for future […]