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 ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Feb. 28, 2019) -- Dozens of Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, were pulling weighted sleds, running with kettlebells and cranking out ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 10 years in the making, the Army plans to implement its controversial new fitness test later this spring. But a new batch of critiques about gender discrimination and the sheer logistical ...

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 ...

The Army's initiative to build a fitter force may have unintentionally created barriers for the National Guard and Reserve to train for and meet the same standards as their active-duty counterparts.