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Breaking ground and breaking a sweat: Rheinland-Pfalz Soldiers first to conquer the ACFT in state-of-the-art functional fitness training center

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

Test your strength and endurance with these 3 exercises from the Army Combat Fitness Test

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

Warfighter Conference: Sergeant Major of the Army says ACFT is here to stay

FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — For the servicemembers attending the 2023 Warfighter Conference at Fort Moore, there was one important question: the future of the ACFT (Army Combat Fitness Test). On the ...
KTNV Las Vegas

US Army rolls out new fitness test with first major changes since 1980

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- The United States Army wants you to get in better shape. Actually, they want their soldiers to train harder, smarter and more efficiently. “It was time to look at how do we ...
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New changes to ACFT being rolled out to impact all Soldiers

WASHINGTON -- Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced Sept. 27, with changes that will affect every Soldier. The changes, locked in for fiscal year 2020, include ...
Post and Courier

Sgt. Maj. of the Army talks ACFT

Total Army teammates, this is a long message – but an important one. In our continued efforts to improve the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), we knew there would be changes along the way. We formally ...
Yahoo

Congress' Move to Scrap the ACFT Sparks Outcry from Army Leadership

If the Army were a TV show, this would be the end-of-season cliffhanger. Congress is seeking to kill the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, and revert to the service's previous fitness test. A move ...
Stars and Stripes

Army’s top enlisted soldier backs ACFT as Congress mulls future of the fitness test

ATLANTA — The new sergeant major of the Army offered a full-throated endorsement of the Army Combat Fitness Test on Tuesday as lawmakers on Capitol Hill debate defense spending and the future of the ...
Army Times

Bill seeks to raise fitness standards for Army close combat forces

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 ...
Military.com

5 Smart Workout Options to Supplement Your Normal Military Unit PT

Many U.S. service members have unit physical training (PT) several times weekly, depending on the program and department. Adding extra training is challenging for many to find time after work or ...
The Hill

In the military, physical fitness outranks gender ‘equity’

Physical fitness is a cornerstone of military readiness. Historically, this quality has helped American servicemembers fight and win over numerically superior enemies. Nevertheless, Congress has ...