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 (ACFT), ...
The U.S. Army is scrapping the Army Combat Fitness Test and rolling out a new five-event test aimed at boosting readiness and combat strength, officials announced on Monday, April 21. The new test, ...
The CFT was directed through an order issued by the Department of the Army on April 22, 2026, giving commanders across the ...
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 ...