Sailors Will Now Get 24/7 Access to All Base Gyms Under Navy's New Policy

Navy gyms will soon be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to a press release from Navy Installations Command.

The commander of Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Scott Gray, signed a memorandum authorizing the change March 8. Installation commanding officers were given permission to immediately begin implementing the change across all 70 Navy bases around the globe.

"If we require our sailors to be physically fit and healthy so they can fulfill the Navy mission and deploy at a moment's notice, then we must provide the facilities and resources for them to do so," Gray said in the press release. "Not only does this make sense, it is the right thing to do for the quality of life of our sailors and other service members."