Bath gathers for Remembrance Sunday in touching scenes

Bath gathers to pay their respects to those who fought in all conflicts on Remembrance Sunday (Sunday, November 9). Bath ...
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Soldiers who score high on fitness tests are once again exempt from body fat standards

Soldiers have a new incentive to get a high score on the service’s new Army Fitness Test. Those soldiers who score at least 465 are eligible to be exempt from the service’s body fat standards, Army ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Soldiers can bid farewell to lashes, lipstick and more as Army updates grooming standards

The U.S. Army has updated its grooming standards, effective Oct. 12, to realign with warfighting priorities. The new policy follows a recent directive that also eliminated most facial hair exemptions ...
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Army exempts Soldiers who score 465+ on the AFT from body fat standards

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has published a new directive exempting all Soldiers who score 465 points or more on the new Army Fitness Test (AFT) from body fat standards. Soldiers must score 80 points ...
Morgan Messenger

Civil War & civic groups to host Veterans Day event at Greenway Cemetery, recognizing historic graves

Lisa Schauer Commemoration of a Civil War veteran’s restored gravestone, along with the dedication of an informational sign, is planned for a Veterans Day event on Tuesday, November 11 from 2 until 4 ...