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More than PT: How the Army is going after total fitness
For more than a century the Army has tinkered with ways to make soldiers more fit.
By Todd South
Permanent profile guidance allows modified ACFT with as few as one event during diagnostic phase
However, a 3-event minimum has previously been floated as the standard for when the ACFT becomes the Army’s test of record.
By Kyle Rempfer
Esper to talk with SECNAV about the Navy’s PT program
The Military Health System’s August 2019 Medical Monthly Surveillance Report revealed an increasingly portly sea service.
Slides showing high failure rates on new fitness test are not official CIMT documents, officials say
The slides show double-digit fail rates across a range of military occupational specialties.
By Kyle Rempfer
This branch takes the cake as the US military’s fattest
22 percent of personnel in one branch are reportedly obese.
By Jon Simkins
From trade skills to black socks, outgoing SMA hands over the job, says 'great things’ ahead from his replacement
Former SMA Dan Dailey talks about priorities as the new SMA is takes over.
By Kyle Rempfer
As ACFT rollout nears, leaders talk preparation, test difficulty and how to train ‘without exact equipment’
“If you’re now just starting to do PRT because the ACFT is here, yeah, there are some concerns," one leader said.
By Kyle Rempfer
Esper lays out priorities in first message to the force as acting SECDEF
Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper is expected to be nominated for the Pentagon's top job.
This is what the Army is considering as a fitness test for injured soldiers
The Army will start evaluating a modified version of its forthcoming physical fitness test in the next few weeks.
National Guard soldier dies during physical training
Staff Sgt. Trevor J. Kurtzhals, 29, collapsed and was taken to a hospital.
By Staff and wire reports