The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is the toughest among the U.S. military’s standard fitness exams, demanding top-tier performance in pull-ups or push-ups, planks, and a brutal 3-mile run.

Shortly after completing Marine Officer Candidates School this summer, Donald Reichard pinned second lieutenant bars on a fellow OCS graduate: His wife Cheyanne. The couple had gone through the course ...

The journey through Officer Candidates School doesn’t end with the first test — it only gets harder. In this second part, we dive deeper into the challenges of OCS, from advanced field exercises and ...