FORT EUSTIS, Va. -- On July 9, the U.S. Army announced a new physical fitness test -- the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. The test is designed to replace the APFT with a gender- and age-neutral ...

The old Army physical fitness test (PFT) of push-ups, sit-ups and a two-mile run was (and still is) a decent test of basic health and fitness. It has been used in studies to show that average to above ...

The Army's old fitness test edged closer to termination after the service on Monday said in a memo reviewed by Military.com to the force that soldiers flagged for a failed assessment can lift it by ...

A basic trainee just took the Army’s new combat fitness test to school. Spc. Benjamin Ritchie, with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, hit a perfect score of 600 points on the Army ...

Beginning Oct. 1, a modified version of the Army Combat Fitness Test will become the service's new fitness evaluation, but training challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic will mean individual ...

VILSECK, Germany -- Training under January's motto of readiness, Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment conducted a two-day leader professional development training to cover the Army ...

Changes to the Army Combat Fitness Test were announced on Friday as the service prepares to move into the second phase of implementing the new standard test. Throughout FY2019, 63 battalions — around ...

A 19th Engineer Battalion soldier at Fort Knox, Kentucky, strains to deadlift more than 200 pounds last year during a three-day training session on the new Army Combat Fitness Test. (Army) FORT MONROE ...

Soldiers with permanent profiles who are unable to complete the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) may be allowed to take an alternate fitness test that could include stationary bike or swimming ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Researchers from the University of Iowa Technology Institute are working with the Army to develop its new combat fitness test. The previous test consisted of push-ups, sit-ups ...

Spc. Juan Gonzalez of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, is the first enlisted soldier to max out the new Army Combat Fitness Test with a score of 600, officials say. (Staff Sgt. James ...