The Air Force has decided to ditch the “marginal” rating in its physical fitness test. Now, airmen will either pass or fail. And, the pass score has jumped to at least 75. Score below that and an airman has to retest within 90 days. Before anyone gets nervous, there’s a 66-year-old who recently scored 100 on the Air Force’s annual fitness test. Reader Comments
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.

