Military Times: Corps updates physical fitness test standards for combat MOS Marines
Task & Purpose: Marines moving to gender-neutral Physical Fitness Test for combat jobs
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps will institute a sex-neutral scoring physical fitness test for Marines with a combat arms primary military occupational specialty, the service announced this week. “Our ...
Stars and Stripes: Army rolls out Combat Field Test, new fitness assessment for front-line combat soldiers
Army rolls out Combat Field Test, new fitness assessment for front-line combat soldiers
The U.S. Army has introduced the Combat Field Test (CFT), a new annual, pass/fail physical assessment for soldiers in 24 combat specialties. Modeled on the Expert Physical Fitness Assessment, the ...
The Army released details of a new field fitness test for soldiers in combat roles. It mirrors an event in Expert Infantryman Badge testing ...
Certain active-duty Army combat soldiers will soon be required to pass a new physical fitness test consisting of seven back-to-back events with no rest in between, or risk losing their jobs. As part ...
United States Army: US Army announces new Combat Field Test to enhance Soldier readiness
The U.S. Army today announced the implementation of the new Combat Field Test (CFT), a major update to its physical readiness program ...
The test consists of seven exercises, without rest between, exercises and is meant to prepare soldiers for “the demanding realities of modern combat.” ...
Stars and Stripes: Marine Corps updated physical fitness test and body composition standards take effect Jan. 1