Army Combat Fitness Test Events
New army combat fitness test october 2020 number of events.
Army combat fitness test events. Briceton lowrie with 2d battalion 198th armored regiment conducts a dead lift during a pilot program for the army combat fitness test at fort bliss texas april 17 2018. It is gender and age neutral. Current army physical fitness test. Hqda exord 219 18 army combat fitness test 13 jul 18 call the army combat fitness test manual sep 18 and feb 20 describes the test events and a variety of training exercises with and.
Implementation of army combat fitness test acft. App based training programs for quarantine gains 2 654. 1 2020 but troops will have more time to train for and pass the test without fear of it negatively impacting. For soldiers on a permanent profile the army has developed a modified acft within the limits of their profile.
The army combat fitness test is a 6 event test with a 600 point maximum. The army physical fitness test served us for 40 years and through our improved understanding of exercise science and physical training we transition to the army combat fitness test. Why the army is using a hex bar to assess soldiers strength. Pushups sit ups two mile run.
Strength deadlift standing power throw hand release pushup sprint drag carry leg truck two mile run. The six event test was developed to better predict a soldier s readiness for the demands of the modern battlefield. The six event army combat fitness test is rolling out service wide this year as gear deliveries begin next month but a few events stand out for new recruits already taking the test at basic. Acft 2 0 will be the force s test of record oct.
The latest adjustments come on the heels of the army s initial message that the age and gender. Major changes are coming to the army combat fitness test officials announced sept. Just as the occupational. While the test is also mos neutral soldiers of all military occupational specialties operate.
The new pt test the army combat fitness test or acft consists of six events that are based on tasks a soldier might encounter in training or in combat.