The Army can raise the bar on minimum fitness standards for close-combat jobs and also must establish clear consequences for ...

The Army Combat Fitness Test, introduced as a rigorous and comprehensive measure of soldiers' physical readiness, has sparked significant controversy. This assessment explains why the ACFT ...

The U.S. Army has approved a new strenuous fitness test designed to better prepare Soldiers for combat tasks, reduce injuries and lead to ample cost savings across the service. The six-event ...

The swimming test in the Navy Physical Screening Test (PST) can require an underwater recovery stroke using the side stroke ...

With the choice of Peter Hegseth for secretary of defense, those shockwaves have been felt in the ranks of female service members ...

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.

The Navy will allow sailors who score well on physical fitness tests but don’t meet body fat standards to forgo extra training requirements.

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith completed the USMC's grueling annual fitness test a year after suffering cardiac arrest.

Just look at how mediocre male athletes dominate women's sporting events. Or consider the Army Combat Fitness Test, which consists of six events. The Army originally wanted it to be sex-neutral.