Alright, sailors, gather around for some top-notch Navy news. Apparently, failing two fitness assessments won’t automatically send you to the career graveyard anymore. Yep, no more instant doom for messing up twice. The old system? It was like a bad gym coach—fail one PFA and kiss your promotions goodbye until you pass another. But fail two? Boom, your career is over faster than you can say “court-martial.”

Now, commanding officers get to play judge and jury with your fate. They’ll decide if your lack of progress is just a minor hiccup or a full-blown disaster. Failures won’t be slapped on your annual evaluations like a scarlet letter, but you still need to pass another test to climb the ranks. This change is supposedly about modernizing the Navy, recognizing our “diverse” sailors, and keeping things competitive. Sure, because nothing says modern like cutting slack on fitness standards.

And, hold on to your hats, this is just the latest in a series of changes. We’re down to one PFA per year, and we’ve hit the reset button on past failures. It’s like we’re giving everyone a participation trophy. Officials claim the failure rates are low—98% passed in 2017, and 95.1% in 2022. Critics say we’re lowering standards, but hey, who needs standards when you can have “boosted trust” and “improved service quality”? So here’s to a more relaxed future where a couple of fitness flops don’t sink you. Now, go out there and try not to trip over your shoelaces!