The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025.
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The Army can raise the bar on minimum fitness standards for close-combat jobs and also must establish clear consequences for ...
A soldier with the Kentucky National Guard has set a new record on the Army Combat Fitness ... and a 2-mile run. The ACFT is currently in an extended field testing phase and will be the service ...
In this Military Matter’s report, a big accomplishment for the Yuma Proving Ground Chaplain after achieving a perfect score in the Army Combat Fitness Test. The ACFT is a 6 event fitness test ...
The ACFT places significant emphasis on raw strength ... it becomes evident that there is an imbalance in the application of the new standards. Currently, there are no independently verifiable ...
In 2022 the Army changed its fitness test from the 3-event Army Physical Fitness Test to the 6-event Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. This was the first change to the Army’s test in 42 years.