A total of 340 pounds. This is the weight that a soldier must deadlift to earn 100 points on the maximum deadlift ACFT event. Is this an attainable goal for a soldier who weighs 110 pounds? What about ...
On March 23, 2022, the Army unveiled what is meant to be the final version of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. Officials say no significant changes are expected. The dramatically revamped set of ...
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 ...
The Army’s newest physical fitness test has changed just days before test scores were set to become record for Soldiers taking the test. On March 23, the Army released the newest test events and ...
If you thought the Army was anywhere close to coming to a consensus on its new fitness test, think again. Capt. Kristen Griest, one of the first women to graduate from the Army’s Ranger School and the ...
The Army might be on the cusp of yet another change to its new fitness test after lawmakers backed an effort to switch to job-specific standards. Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee on ...
WASHINGTON -- The Army may soon place nutritionists, physical therapists and sports trainers at the unit level to improve individual readiness, said Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper. The idea is ...
Army cadets perform the three-repetition deadlift, the first of the six events of the Army Combat Fitness Test. (Eric Bartelt/Army) The new Army Combat Fitness Test will not be used as a graduation ...
The Army could be forced to reimplement gender-neutral standards for at least some of its soldiers for its combat fitness test or scrap the current CrossFit-style physical assessment altogether under ...