Emma Moore is a Research Associate for the Military, Veterans, and Society program at the Center for a New American Security. A new hurdle for U.S. Army recruitment and retention is coming in the form ...
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The U.S. Army's new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2020. In order to meet that timeline, equipment for the ACFT has started shipping - and the Kentucky ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beginning Oct. 1, a modified version of the Army Combat Fitness Test will become the service's new fitness evaluation, but ...
WASHINGTON -- Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced Sept. 27, with changes that will affect every Soldier. The changes, locked in for fiscal year 2020, include ...
Three years after unveiling its new fitness test as gender-neutral, the Army is considering a change to the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) that would score soldiers on a service-wide percentile ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Army will conduct a congressionally mandated independent study of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. But for now, ...
The U.S. Army is planning to replace its antiquated fitness exam with a more rigorous model designed to better prepare soldiers for the demands of modern warfare. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...
The new Army Combat Fitness Test officially became the service’s test of record in October, but lawmakers have ordered a pause on further implementation pending an independent study to determine how ...
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An advocacy group for women veterans sent a letter to Congress this week, urging lawmakers to stop implementation of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) until the service completes an independent ...
Spc. Briceton Lowrie, with the 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, conducts a dead lift as part of the ACFT. (Sgt. Brittany Johnson/Army National Guard) The wait is over for the Army to implement ...
A command sergeant major performs the sprint-drag-carry event for the ACFT at Fort Eustis, Virginia on Oct. 25, 2019. (Master Sgt. Michel Sauret/Army) If you’ve been slacking on those deadlifts and ...