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 ...

Emma Moore is a Research Associate for the Military, Veterans, and Society program at the Center for a New American Security. A new hurdle for U.S. Army recruitment and retention is coming in the form ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced Sept. 27, with changes that will affect every Soldier. The changes, locked in for fiscal year 2020, include ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...