CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – The 1st Theater Sustainment Command recently held an Army Combat Fitness Test grader validation training at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, enabling readiness for commanders. The ACFT ...

Any excuses that soldiers have for not being able to prepare for the new Army Combat Fitness Test are growing slimmer and slimmer, as the service has released a revamped physical readiness training ...

As the Army moves forward with its revised fitness test, it still has work to do on how soldiers are trained and equipped to pass it. A study by the RAND Corporation released on Wednesday said that ...

WASHINGTON -- Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced Sept. 27, with changes that will affect every Soldier. The changes, locked in for fiscal year 2020, include ...

A Basic Combat Training recruit headed for Officer Candidate School maxed out the new Army Combat Fitness Test last week. After an Oct. 21 test, Spc. Benjamin Ritchie became the third soldier in the ...

Emma Moore is a Research Associate for the Military, Veterans, and Society program at the Center for a New American Security. A new hurdle for U.S. Army recruitment and retention is coming in the form ...

Capt. Alex Morrow is a former instructor at the U.S. Army Physical Fitness School, where he certified Master Fitness Trainers to apply strength and conditioning fundamentals to improve units' physical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 10 years in the making, the Army plans to implement its controversial new fitness test later this spring. But a new batch ...

Total Army teammates, this is a long message – but an important one. In our continued efforts to improve the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), we knew there would be changes along the way. We formally ...