More Female Soldiers Are Passing the ACFT, But Their Scores Still Trail Men's Data from the Army's Training and Doctrine Command shows the fail rate for women in 2019 was 79% and dipped to 60% in 2020.
Army Secretary Nominee Worries the ACFT Will Push Too Many Women Out Top brass told lawmakers at a separate hearing that early data on women struggling with the Army's Combat Fitness test is...
The Army Never Should Have Switched to the ACFT When it comes to the Army Combat Fitness Test, we need to ask ourselves, "Why?"
The Army Infantry Doesn't Just Need More Women. It Needs More Qualified Women "Removing high standards and offering substitutions will increase pass rates among women, leading the Army to falsely...
At 53, I Took the Tough New Army Combat Fitness Test. Here's How It Turned Out For 23 days, I slogged through a journey that pulled my body from a lifestyle of daily walks and gin martinis into a regimen...
Army Leaders Say ACFT 3.0 Remains Gender-Neutral, Despite Gender-Specific Evaluation Categories The change to the assessment comes after Army leaders announced in January that the service would conduct a review of the...
In Change, Army Grants New Mothers a Full Year to Meet Body Fat Standards The Army is moving to double the physical standards grace period for soldiers who give birth.
Army's Top NCO Goes on Twitter to Scold Leaders for Not Testing Units on ACFT Sergeant Major of the Army Grinston told unit leaders in the operational force that they need to make the ACFT a priority
Army's Revamped ACFT Would Create 'Gender-Specific' Promotion Evaluation Categories The move would back away from the Army's original plan to have the new six-event test be gender-neutral in all aspects.
Group Wants to Halt ACFT Until the Army Assesses Whether It's Fair to Female Soldiers The Service Women's Action Network has urged Congress to stop the implementation of the Army Combat Fitness Test.
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
