The Marines’ waist-to-height standard for body composition shall be less than or equal to 0.52, slimmer than the Pentagon’s ...

The 39th commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, cuts the Marine Corps birthday cake during the Pentagon’s 250th Marine Corps birthday cake-cutting ceremony at Washington, D.C., November 5 ...

The maximum waist-to-height ratio allowed for Marines is more stringent than the Defense Department’s requirement.

The U.S. Marine Corps has gone further in its waist-to-height ratio than the Department of Defense's standards, making the new criteria 0.52 or less.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith visits Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia on Aug. 5, 2025. Last month, some ...

Gen. Eric Smith, acting commandant of the Marine Corps, attends a relinquishment of office ceremony at the Marine Barracks in Washington July 10, 2023. automation Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric ...

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Gen. Eric Smith, the 39 th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division Wednesday.

A U.S. senator accused Marine Commandant Gen. Eric M. Smith of making a “punitive and vindictive” decision to relieve a decorated pilot who ejected from an F-35B over South Carolina in 2023. Marine ...

In just a few weeks, the Marine Corps hit its 2026 fiscal year retention goals, “earlier than ever before,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith announced. The Marine Corps’ leaders shared the news ...

As the Marine Corps approaches its 250th birthday, the best gift the administration and Congress could give it would be a brand, new commandant. The current one is not worthy of the office. General ...