Soldiers will once again have to get familiar with a different physical fitness test, as the Army moves toward a renamed one that drops an event and alters scoring standards, the service announced ...

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) has dropped the medicine ball toss, removed the word “Combat” from its name, and introduced higher scoring requirements for combat arms soldiers. The revised test ...

Over the last five years, the Army has been testing and developing new fitness tests and standards, updating the APFT with the ACFT. In recent years, other tests have been added or modified to include ...

The U.S. Army is set to implement a redesigned fitness test that introduces gender-neutral standards for combat roles and eliminates one of its most controversial events. The Army Fitness Test (AFT), ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — An Army major from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear — or CBRNE — Command aced the new Army Combat Fitness Test. Maj. Charles D. Foster, the 20th ...

The U.S. Army is making changes to their physical fitness requirements for all soldiers, introducing new gender-neutral standards while eliminating one of its most criticized events. On Monday, the ...

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 ...