Army fitness test changes will mean “sex-neutral” standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs while nixing the standing power ...

The Army has reconfigured its fitness test, dropping the ball throw, making the test sex-neutral for combat arms and raising ...

Among the most notable adjustments, which will likely be met with glee across the ranks, is the removal of the Standing Power ...

The U.S. Army announced a new physical fitness test, including gender-neutral standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs and no ...

Beginning in June, a revised version called the Army Fitness Test will replace the 3-year-old Army Combat Fitness Test. The ...

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The Army has unveiled plans to require identical fitness tests for men and women in combat positions. The debate over women in combat is an old one.