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 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 ...

The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest and symbolic move that reflects mounting internal and political pressure over ...

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 ...

FORT MEADE, Md. — The U.S. Army officially adopts the Army Fitness Test as the new test of record for Soldiers starting June 1, 2025. The change will replace the Army Combat Fitness Test and introduce ...

All soldiers can expect to do more push-ups, and women in combat jobs will have to pick up the pace in a two-mile run as much as three minutes faster, under the Army’s new fitness requirements. “There ...

The Army’s latest fitness test could lead to an eventual reduction in injuries, according to a recent study that found soldiers become less prone to getting hurt as they gain experience with 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 ...