The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest ...

The test will be rebranded as the Army Fitness Test, replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test, the Army announced Monday, ...

While some countries use physical fitness standards that account for sex and age differences among troops, others do not. The British army, for example, incorporates a role-based fitness standard ...

The Army has unveiled plans to require identical fitness tests for men and women in combat positions. The debate over women in combat is an old one.

WUNC's Jay Price reports. JAY PRICE, BYLINE: The Army says the changes to the twice-annual physical fitness test comply with a bill Congress passed back in 2023. It mandated tougher minimum standards.

The U.S. Army will soon require women in combat roles to meet the same physical fitness standards as men, a policy shift effective June 1st, with full enforcement by January 2026. This follows ...

The Army has unveiled new plans to require a fitness test with identical physical standards for men and women in combat positions. The massive overhaul in physical fitness assessment comes after US ...

Hegseth visited the Carlisle Barracks in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and delivered remarks after meeting with members at the U.S. Army War ... the importance of physical fitness in the ...

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 U.S. Army is making significant ...

Unlike the current Army Physical Fitness Test, standards for the ACFT are based on a Soldier's military occupational specialty; not their gender (or age) -- another move Blanding believes is ...