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

But the biggest change is that the new AFT test will involve women getting graded on the same scale as men in order to qualify for combat roles. So, for instance, women will need to deadlift heavier ...

Wiesbaden – This year the U.S. Army will observe the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1775, and to celebrate, U.S. Army ...

This readiness eases the military’s ability to carry out assigned ... a Soldier will remain in the service. Psychological or physical problems experienced within Families can potentially cost ...

Pete Hegseth’s job safe for now: Sources Notably absent from the new test of physical readiness is one notorious event, reports Military.com and The New York Times. The AFT will reportedly no ...

A new study found more than two-thirds of Reserve and Guard troops are overweight, prompting a scathing rebuke of lax standards from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Last week, the U.S. Army announced new fitness standards in line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders to make the standards for women and men in combat roles the same. Like much of ...

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The new Army Fitness Test (AFT) is now “the official physical fitness test of record ... improve warfighting readiness, and increase the lethality of the force,” the Army states in its ...

Soldiers will once again have to get familiar with a different physical fitness test ... injury risk and assessing combat readiness. Events retained in the Army Fitness Test from the 2022 update ...

Notably absent from the new test of physical readiness is one notorious event, reports Military.com and The New York Times. The AFT will reportedly no longer include the standing power throw.