The recent removal of the standing power throw from the Army's fitness test threatens to undermine the test's comprehensiveness and effectiveness, the author of this op-ed argues. (SSgt. Armando Limon ...

Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, take an Army Combat Fitness Test at Strickler Field at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. (1st Lt. Kate ...

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. (Ssg. Armando R. Limon/U.S. Army) The recent ...

The U.S. Army announced an overhaul of its physical fitness test, including gender-neutral standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs. The new fitness test consists of a three-repetition maximum ...

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 has reconfigured its fitness test, dropping the ball throw, making the test sex-neutral for combat arms and raising the minimum required score for 21 combat-focused jobs. The exact scoring ...

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) represents a significant evolution in assessing the readiness of U.S. soldiers. Introduced after years of research, fielding and evaluation, this six-event test was ...