The Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers. On Monday, the Army announced it was replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test with the Army Fitness Test, AFT, according to a news release ...

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 ...

US Army said the fitness test will be called the ‘Army Fitness Test’ (AFT) instead of the former ‘Army Combat Fitness Test.’ A look at the key changes. The US Army in an internal memo said ...

The new test is part of a broader Army push to ensure troops are physically prepared for operations in austere and demanding environments, military officials said. The service is also updating policy ...

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 ...

The revised Army Fitness Test replaces the ACFT, impacting 21 combat specialties. Women serving in U.S. Army combat positions will soon be required to pass the same physical fitness test as their ...

The Army, in an internal memo, said that it will make changes to its fitness test, including rebranding the test, eliminating its most criticized event, and introducing new performance standards ...

The standard AFT, which all troops must pass, will still be sex and age-based, according to the Army. But scoring on the test for 21 combat military occupational specialties is “sex-neutral and ...