WASHINGTON -- The Army is built upon the individual Soldier, and the battlefield of the future demands Soldiers who can excel under intense physical and cognitive demands. The new Army Combat Fitness ...

In late September 2019, the Army released updated Army combat fitness test (ACFT) standards. They are shown on the ACFT score chart below. The chart demonstrates the standards required for each ...

Congress has tasked the Army with implementing “increased” fitness standards for soldiers most likely to see combat, but it’s unclear whether different fitness standards will soon apply to men and ...

Now that the leg tuck is officially no longer part of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), the only choice that soldiers have is to replace it with plank pose. That means you need to incorporate ...

Command Sgt. Maj. Ted Copeland, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve, performs the sprint-drag-carry event for a practice Army Combat Fitness Test at Fort Eustis, Va., Oct. 25, 2019, during ...

After preliminary fitness test scores leaked in September, many have voiced concerns about how women would fare in the new Army Combat Fitness Test. The scores — which accounted for 11 of the 63 ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct the Army Combat Fitness Test on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in October. (Sgt. Cody Parsons ...

Spc. Briceton Lowrie, with the 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, conducts a dead lift as part of the ACFT. (Sgt. Brittany Johnson/Army National Guard) The wait is over for the Army to implement ...

The Army's old fitness test edged closer to termination after the service on Monday said in a memo reviewed by Military.com to the force that soldiers flagged for a failed assessment can lift it by ...

An advocacy group for women veterans sent a letter to Congress this week, urging lawmakers to stop implementation of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) until the service completes an independent ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper held a town hall meeting with Soldiers, civilians and Family members at the Maneuver Center of Excellence headquarters, Nov. 16. While ...