Hibbard said, will expose Soldiers to the ACFT, help them strategize the best way to train themselves, and give the Army a wider demographic of data for decisions in fiscal year 2021. The larger service-wide test consists of every Soldier, with active-duty members taking the test as a diagnostic twice, six-months apart, and Reserve and National Guard Soldiers scheduled to complete the diagnostic test once. Army Center for Initial Military Training said, they "are viewed as a living document, and are subsequent to change after the larger and more diverse phase of training" in fiscal 2020. "The diagnostic test gives leaders a chance to make even more informed decisions," Hibbard said.Īlthough the new ACFT standards are "locked in for next year," Megan Reed, Spokeswoman for U.S. However, according to officials, they will not be held to any of the standards during the service-wide diagnostic testing phase. 1, all Soldiers are scheduled to complete the modernized fitness test.
That information was then evaluated for the changes that will be carried out next year.Īs the ACFT reaches its second phase of implementation Oct. In fiscal year 2019, data was compiled from 63 battalions, or roughly 17,000 Soldiers, who took the ACFT during its initial implementation phase. Specific Battalions were selected to provide a sample from across the Army, with Soldiers from nearly every MOS, who represented the Active Duty, National Guard, and Army Reserve components, Hibbard added. Whitfield East, EdD, Research Physiologist for CIMT.
The new changes are part of a two-part decision-making process based on science and results, said Dr. Now, as new data becomes available, the Army is "looking at ways to refine how scores meet what Soldiers are accomplishing in the field." Army Center for Initial Military Training. In the beginning, Army leaders based their standards on "scientific data, and the need to revolutionize the culture of fitness in our force," said Maj. The ACFT, specifically linked to common warfighting tasks, will help us assess and improve the individual readiness of the force." "We must have highly trained, disciplined and physically fit Soldiers capable of winning on any battlefield. "Physical fitness is fundamental to sustained Army readiness," Sgt. However, one thing that remains is the emphasis on physical fitness leading to combat readiness. Since then, Army officials have assessed ACFT standards, making tweaks and changes as needed, to ensure the fitness test precisely targets readiness and combat-related skills for a new era of Soldiers. The latest adjustments come on the heels of the Army's initial message that the age- and gender-neutral ACFT will replace the nearly 40-year-old Army Physical Fitness Test, or APFT. The ACFT is expected to be the standard fitness test for all Soldiers by October 2020. Also, all Initial Military Training (Officers and Enlisted) will take the ACFT as a graduation requirement, and the arm-extension pushup will replace the hand-release pushup.
The changes, locked in for fiscal year 2020, include the official testing standards for all Soldiers, each one tailored to an individual's military occupational specialty. 27, with changes that will affect every Soldier. Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced Sept.
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