The Army physical fitness program has two factors: the weigh-in and the physical fitness test, ... The following chart shows examples of the minimum requirements for the Army PFT: Age Group Gender ...

The current Army Physical Fitness Test will remain the test of record until October 2020, when the entire service begins taking the new ACFT. The chart shows the minimum scores soldiers in the ...

Airmen may soon run two miles rather than 1.5 under new fitness standards, and be tested twice per year, according to an internal memo.

As it resumes its physical fitness testing July 1, the Air Force is introducing a new scoring system that eliminates the waist measurement and raises the maximum points for push-ups and sit-ups.

An airman who administered 600 of the Air Force’s new annual physical fitness test has a few tricks to help you pass as pain-free as possible.

The new scoring tables for the permanent version of the ACFT are thus age- and gender-normed, much like the old Army Physical Fitness Test. New Army Combat Fitness Test grading scales released by ...

The goal was to measure 10 components of physical fitness, including agility, balance, and flexibility, instead of just the one—muscular endurance—in the old test, said Brig. Gen John Kline ...

The new fitness test will be gradually implemented starting June 1, and take full effect for the active Army on Jan. 1, 2026, and for the Army Reserve and National Guard on June 1, 2026.

Military physical fitness tests push recruits to their max in terms of muscular strength and endurance. Here are five of the hardest.

Starting next school year, the Physical Fitness Test will be replaced by the newly-announced Presidential Youth Fitness Program, a "health-related, criterion-based assessment." Presidential ...

The new test comes three weeks after Mr. Hegseth ordered the elimination of lower physical fitness standards for women in combat positions. In 2022, the Army had eased the standards for women and ...

The six-event ACFT will replace the three-event Army Physical Fitness Test on April 1, and active-duty soldiers will begin to be officially scored on it on Oct. 1.