The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025. Yet, where those minimum requirements will ultimately land remains an ...

The Army has reconfigured its fitness test, dropping the ball throw, making the test sex-neutral for combat arms and raising the minimum required score for 21 combat-focused jobs.

Beginning in June, a revised version called the Army Fitness Test will replace the 3-year-old Army Combat Fitness Test. The updated test will feature five events instead of the current six and ...