The US Army is set to introduce the Army Fitness Test (AFT) in June 2025, replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). The AFT eliminates the standing power throw and introduces age-normed ...

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 ...

A score of 60 is the current ACFT minimum a soldier can score in an event and pass. The current ACFT standard of 60 points for a 17- to 21-year-old male includes a 140-pound deadlift and 10 hand ...

(SSgt. Armando Limon/U.S. Army) The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) represents a significant evolution in assessing the readiness of U.S. soldiers. Introduced after years of research, fielding and ...

Authors from a March 2022 RAND Corporation assessment said that more data was needed to provide that ACFT events could “predict both combat task performance and injury rates.” Soldiers will ...

The US Army will be making changes to its Army Combat Fitness Test. (UnSplash) The current Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) will be renamed as the Army Fitness Test (AFT). Starting June ...

It remains uncertain what the revised scoring chart will look like. The Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, was originally conceived as a job-specific assessment with tailored requirements for ...

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 ...

Nielsen passed his diagnostic test and in November 2024, achieved an impressive score of 495 on a record ACFT. His last hurdle for remaining on active duty was to successfully qualify on his ...

The ACFT differed significantly from its predecessor and was aimed at diminishing injury risk and assessing combat readiness. Events retained in the Army Fitness Test from the 2022 update are the ...

The Army Fitness Test (AFT), announced on Monday as the official replacement for the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), seeks to bolster warfighting readiness and ensure soldiers across combat ...