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Soldiers will start taking diagnostic tests April 1, 2022 and Regular Army and Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Soldiers will be required to take a record ACFT beginning October 1, 2022.

As the ACFT currently stands, even with the latest revisions, the Army could be eliminating an amazing fighting force, largely composed of women and older, seasoned soldiers. We need to reconsider.

When the new Army combat fitness test (ACFT) was launched, weightlifters rejoiced, as did people who hated the sit-up test. ... 5. Two-Mile Timed Run is Here to Stay.

The ACFT will become the new test of record for all Soldiers across the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army/Sgt. 1st Class Vanessa Atchley) Subscribe to Task & Purpose Today . Get the latest in military news ...

Concurrent with the new ACFT, the Army has been experimenting with a new initiative called the Holistic Health and Fitness, or the H2F pilot program. H2F is being tested in about 30 battalions.

Army Medical Command’s headquarters issued a memo with guidance to medical providers on how they should go about updating soldiers’ permanent profiles as ACFT testing begins, according to Col ...

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 ...

Soldiers take part in the Army Combat Fitness Test during the Best Warrior Competition on April 21, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. Beginning in June, the ACFT will be replaced by the Army Fitness Test ...

Recent Army figures show that 54 percent of female soldiers failed the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), which is being rolled out on a provisional basis, compared with 7 percent of men during ...

Women who are 5’5” tall and within 21 and 27 years old, for example, can weigh a maximum of 152 pounds. Men who are 6 feet tall and within 17 and 20 years old can weight a maximum of 190 pounds.