And they will be required to pass a physical fitness test to qualify to serve in that combat unit. Neller said it will be an adjustment for Marines with women in previously male-only units ...

some 65 percent of all female Marines voluntarily performed pull ups in their annual physical fitness test this year, officials said. Last year, the Corps rolled out the biggest overhaul to its ...

And they will be required to pass a physical fitness test to qualify to serve in that combat unit. Adjustment for men Neller said it will be an adjustment for Marines with women in previously male ...

And they will be required to pass a physical fitness test to qualify to serve in that combat unit. Neller said it will be an adjustment for Marines with women in previously male-only units.

More than half of female Marines in boot camp can't do three pull-ups, the minimum standard that was supposed to take effect with the new year, prompting the Marine Corps to delay the requirement ...

A change requiring women recruits to perform pullups for the U.S. Marine Corps physical fitness test is being delayed. In a YouTube video, Lance Cpl. Ally Beiswanger explains the delay is to ...

Removing the flexed arm hang and adding pull-ups to the women's fitness standards in the Marine Corps was an upgrade that was considered carefully and studied and implemented with support ...

(Sgt. Dana Beesley/Marine Corps) More women opted for pull-ups in 2018, but fewer Marines are earning a first-class Physical Fitness Test score than in previous years. However, the Corps says it ...

For years, the Marine Corps has set fitness standards lower for women, a gesture of fairness based on the belief that women are inherently less strong and would be unable to meet the more rigorous ...

Editor's note: This story was first published at 11:04 a.m. EDT on July 1, 2016. The Marine Corps' new fitness rules are out, and they include some revolutionary changes to the way the service ...

Starting with the new year, all female Marines were supposed to be able to do at least three pullups on their annual physical fitness test and eight for a perfect score. The requirement was tested ...