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The Army announced in a news release earlier this week that it is rolling out a new combat fitness test for frontline troops as leaders push to strengthen battlefield readiness amid ongoing recruiting ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army today announced the implementation of the new Combat Field Test (CFT), a major update to its physical readiness program designed to align fitness standards with the ...

Soldiers serving in front-line fighting jobs will soon have to pass two annual Army fitness tests after the service rolled out its new combat-focused physical assessment on Wednesday. The new Combat ...

Sgt. Christopher Smith lifts a 40-pound sandbag during the new Combat Field Test at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. (Sgt. Aaron Troutman/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army is rolling out a new ...

'Our troops need to be fit - not fat,’ Pete Hegseth tells US Army War College in speech The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on ...

Fitness tests used to be simpler: A run, push-ups and sit-ups. They evolved over time and now can include options. For example, Air Force service members can do either a 1 1/2-mile run or a sprint.

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If you want to be an infantry soldier in the Army, you’ll be required to heft a 40-pound sandbag onto a 65-inch-high platform 16 times and carry two 5-gallon water cans weighing 40 pounds each for 50 ...