On Monday, the Army announced it was replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test with the Army Fitness Test, AFT, according to a news release published on its website. "The five-event AFT is designed ...

The standard AFT, which all troops must pass, will still be sex and age-based, according to the Army. But scoring on the test for 21 combat military occupational specialties is “sex-neutral and ...

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 announced two major changes to its fitness standards Monday: soldiers in 21 combat jobs will have to pass a gender-neutral test, while the standing power throw — occasionally called ...

First, the test will no longer be the "Army Combat Fitness Test," and will simply be the "Army Fitness Test, " or AFT. It was unclear why the service moved to take out the word "combat." ...

On Monday, the Army announced the redesigned Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) for soldiers in combat roles, which will officially replace the Army Fitness Test (AFT), seeking to "enhance solider ...

The U.S. Army formalized equal fitness standards between men and women in combat roles in new guidelines released Monday. The new Army Fitness Test (AFT), formally the Army Combat Fitness Test ...