Service members are expected to maintain lifestyle habits that promote health, fitness and physical readiness through regular exercise and a healthy diet. CFCs who have been trained since January 1996 are in compliance with the new instruction. Required run times for women between ages 17-29 better reflect the age group's aerobic capacity. Pregnant Sailors will continue to be medically waived from body fat composition and PRTs during their pregnancy and normally six months following the end of the pregnancy. VTT briefing to discuss program changes are available for commanding officers, executive officers, command master chiefs and CFCs.
Sailors are always hungry for the latest news and sports, especially when deployed.
The Navy Edition of New York TimesFax, a seven-page synopsis of The New York Times, is a great source of news for ships at sea, land bases and other U.S. military installations worldwide. The publication is specifically designed and edited for the Navy and provides a digest of The Times' top stories, editorial comments, weather, business news and sports. TimesFax is presented in Adobe Acrobat format and is transmitted daily at midnight Eastern Standard Time. The password is automatically generated once the username is inputted by TimesFax, and is sent to the command's e-mail address with the URL from where they should download. To read and print TimesFax, commands need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader.