The U.S. Army today announced the implementation of the new Combat Field Test (CFT), a major update to its physical readiness ...

The test consists of seven exercises, without rest between, exercises and is meant to prepare soldiers for “the demanding ...

The Army is launching a new gender-neutral combat fitness test with equal standards for men and women in select combat roles.

Active duty combat soldiers serving in specialty occupations will be required to pass the new combat field test annually or ...

The new Combat Field Test is age- and sex-neutral and scored on a pass/fail standard.

Army adds a new annual Combat Field Test for frontline troops, creating a gender-neutral standard on top of its baseline ...

The U.S. Army has updated its annual physical fitness test for soldiers in combat roles, such as infantry and artillery.

Fitness tests used to be simpler: a run, push-ups and sit-ups. They evolved over time and now can include options.

The U.S. Army has introduced the Combat Field Test (CFT), a new pass-fail physical assessment for soldiers in 24 designated close-combat specialties. The seven-event, 30-minute test, adapted from the ...

Over the past 20 years, to say that all military branches of the Department of Defense have changed their fitness testing and standards is an understatement. Largely due to the wars in Iraq and ...

The new assessment, the Army Combat Field Test, will supplement the service's existing Army Fitness Test, which will remain ...

The U.S. Army has announced a new Combat Field Test (CFT) for soldiers in 24 designated close-combat specialties, set to ...