The Army released details of a new field fitness test for soldiers in combat roles. It mirrors an event in Expert Infantryman ...

WASHINGTON -- Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced Sept. 27, with changes that will affect every Soldier. The changes, locked in for fiscal year 2020, include ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Both chambers of Congress have competing ideas to reinvent the Army's new fitness test, an ongoing effort by legislators to alter ...

Congress is set to direct the Army to boost fitness standards for most combat-arms jobs through a compromise defense policy bill unveiled Wednesday. The must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, ...

The Army can raise the bar on minimum fitness standards for close-combat jobs and also must establish clear consequences for soldiers who fall short, according to the recommendations from a new study ...

If the Army were a TV show, this would be the end-of-season cliffhanger. Congress is seeking to kill the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, and revert to the service's previous fitness test. A move ...