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 ...

WASHINGTON — The defense secretary's decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of widely differing rules among the services.

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 Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers. On Monday, the Army announced it was replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test with the Army Fitness Test, AFT, according to a news release ...

Languages: English. The U.S. Army is set to implement a redesigned fitness test that introduces gender-neutral standards for combat roles and eliminates one of its most controversial events.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of those ...

The new Army Fitness Test (AFT) is now “the official physical fitness test of record for all Soldiers,” replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test beginning June 1, the… ...

as the official physical fitness test of record for all Soldiers, replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test. The five-event AFT, is designed to enhance Soldier fitness, improve warfighting readiness ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to end separate fitness standards for women in combat roles, a move he said will make the military more lethal, but that women servicemembers ...

The U.S. Army announced an overhaul of its physical fitness test, including gender-neutral standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs. The new fitness test consists of a three-repetition maximum ...

Army National Guardsmen take part in the Army Combat Fitness Test during the Region III phase of the Best Warrior Competition, held April 21, 2025, at the South Carolina National Guard’s McCrady ...