Army fitness test changes will mean “sex-neutral” standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs while nixing the standing power throw.

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 Kramer/Arm

The U.S. Army announced a new 'sex-neutral' fitness test that will apply to all soldiers in combat roles starting this summer. The Army Fitness Test (AFT) will replace the Army Combat Fitness Test beginning June 1.