Camouflage trousers return, which can only mean one thing - we are attempting the US Army ACFT, six events designed to punish ...

Borrowed from the Army’s fitness test, these moves build the kind of strength and conditioning that carries over to real life ...

The removal of the standing power throw from the ACFT represents a smarter, more combat-relevant assessment of soldiers, the authors of this op-ed argue. (SSgt. Armando R. Limon/U.S. Army) The recent ...

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 451st and 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Commands, participate in an ACFT at Camp Dodge, Iowa, March 25, 2024. (Spc. Jonathan Clutter/Army) The Army Combat Fitness Test ...

The Army has outlined its new fitness test set to debut in June, but key details surrounding the rollout -- including scoring criteria and enhanced standards for combat troops -- remain unsettled just ...

The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025. Yet, where those minimum requirements will ultimately land remains an open ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Soldiers ...

Most soldiers in the Army are passing the service's physical fitness test -- 98% of active-duty men and 95% of active-duty women -- after troops have been taking it for about five years, according to ...

Army Staff Sgt. Ricardo Ramos, the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Performs a plank during an Army Combat Fitness Test for the 25th Infantry Division Best Squad Competition ...

The U.S. Army is set to implement a redesigned fitness test that introduces gender-neutral standards for combat roles and eliminates one of its most controversial events. The Army Fitness Test (AFT), ...