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Army makes major changes to Army Combat Fitness Test; here's what men, women must do

The U.S. Army is making changes to their physical fitness requirements for all soldiers, introducing new gender-neutral standards while eliminating one of its most criticized events. On Monday, the ...
Yahoo

Army to replace the Army Combat Fitness Test: Here's what will be new for soldiers

The Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers. On Monday, the Army announced it was replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test with the Army Fitness Test, AFT, according to a news release ...

Test your strength and endurance with these 3 exercises from the Army Combat Fitness Test

Borrowed from the Army’s fitness test, these moves build the kind of strength and conditioning that carries over to real life ...
Task & Purpose

Army closes in on its elusive goal of a gender-neutral fitness test

Happy Friday! The Army announced this week that male and female soldiers in 21 combat military occupational specialties will have to meet the same standards on the new Army Fitness Test, which also ...

For decades, Canada's military had no combat uniforms designed for women. That's about to change

More than 30 years after Canada's military allowed women to serve in combat roles, it's now specifically designing uniforms and body armour systems to fit their bodies.
Times of San Diego

Women have served in combat roles for a decade; the Pentagon is reopening the debate

The first three female rangers in 2015, from left: Capt. Kristen Griest, Maj. Lisa Jaster and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver. (Photo by Capt. Olivia Cobiskey-Haftmann/Office of the Secretary of Defense Public ...
Military.com

Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a sweeping review of military fitness standards for combat roles -- but before the Pentagon can tighten requirements, he wants clarity on which jobs to ...
Navy Times on MSN

Corps updates physical fitness test standards for combat MOS Marines

Updates include sex-neutral requirements for all combat MOS Marines to score a minimum of 210 out of a possible 300.
Task & Purpose

This Army combat medic fought off an active shooter and rendered first aid

An airborne soldier was recently recognized for fighting off an active shooter in North Carolina and saving a gunshot victim’s life in June 2023. Sgt. Brian R. Lieberman received the Soldier’s Medal, ...
Aclu.org

Pete Hegseth Wants Women Out of the Military—and He's Not Hiding It

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made headlines when he summoned hundreds of senior military leaders to a military base in Quantico, Virginia and made troubling comments about equity in the military.