Navy drops physical fitness requirement, offers travel for abortions

For quite some time now, one of the standard requirements to stay in the United States Navy has been the annual ritual of having to pass a basic physical fitness test. These exercises typically include the activities you would likely expect,  including running, hiking, calisthenics, and keeping your weight under control. Failing such a test can be a factor in your removal from the service. But the navy has been having trouble meeting its recruiting goals (like the other branches of the service), so physical fitness assessment failures will now be scrubbed from sailors’ records according to a new policy announced this week. Is this really a good idea? (Navy Times)Read More