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

The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025.

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 Marine Corps Training and Education Command recently briefed Marines at Camp Pendleton on the changes to the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Combat Fitness Test (CFT), as well as the ...

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.

Lt. Col. Gil Juarez, 305th Military Intelligence BattalionFORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Soldiers from the 305th Military ...

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 the test to be sex ...