The U.S. Army on Friday announced major changes to its new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), including lowering standards in some cases. It also added a plan to have new soldiers in initial military training pass the more challenging assessment as a graduation requirement after Oct. 1 of this year. The service is moving into the next phase of an effort to replace the current, three-event Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) with the new six-event fitness assessment after completing a yearlong field test of the ACFT involving 63 battalions of active-duty, National Guard and Reserve soldiers. Read more on Military.com.
Army Unveils Major Changes to New Combat Fitness Test
