The Army Combat Fitness Test is the assessment for the physical domain of the Army's Holistic Health and Fitness System. As a general physical fitness test, an age and gender performance-normed ...

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 ...

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, rather ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Army is making significant changes to its fitness test, according to an internal memo obtained by Military.com. Among the revisions: a new name, the removal of one of its most criticized ...

"Army Strong" is more than just a tagline — for soldiers, it’s a requirement for duty. The U.S. Army requires that all active-duty soldiers prove their physical ...

Cadets in Clemson University's Army ROTC detachment reported to campus on a cold, dark morning at 4:30am to take the Army Combat Fitness Test, Nov. 14, 2023. (Ken Scar/Army) Under recently released ...

An unofficial U.S. Army Reserve safety advisory circulating on social media warns units about allegedly defective Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) weight-lifting bars. But it contains inaccurate ...

Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the ...

Former Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston after doing morning doing PT with soldiers from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade. (Army) Recently retired Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston ...