Coast Guard adopts service-wide mandatory physical fitness training
By Patricia Kime
Jan 8, 2026, 02:14 PM
Starting this year, able-bodied active and Selected Reserve Coast Guard members will need to work out at least four days a week, no excuses.
The goal is to prepare Coasties for mandatory physical fitness tests set to begin July 1. Previously, the service only required that most personnel pass a physical test in boot camp and officer training.
In a Coast Guard-wide message published Thursday, the service established its new Physical Readiness Program, or PRP, which includes frequent physical training, twice a year fitness testing and body composition standards for all members.
The announcement follows a message published last year that required Coast Guard men and women to take physical fitness assessments, providing them a baseline for meeting the physical standards being adopted this year.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/01/08/coast-guard-adopts-service-wide-mandatory-physical-fitness-training/
