The Army had previously tried to make the Army Combat Fitness Test gender- and age-neutral, but those efforts failed.

The U.S. Army is replacing their former fitness test for soldiers, making it "sex-neutral and age-normed." Here's what's ...

The Army is retiring the Army Training and Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) on May 1, 2025. ATCTS currently manages the ...

Joey Abner, a gunner, right, both assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat ...

The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards for women in combat roles. By Jonathan Wolfe Women in U.S. Army combat ...

Army Reserve and National Guard will begin taking the new AFT in June, the memo noted. The remaining events of the assessment will be retained. The test, first implemented in 2022 after a decade ...

The new scoring standards for soldiers in 21 combat military occupational specialties will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and on June 1, 2026, for the Reserve and National Guard. The Army said ...

The Master Combat Badge shows that the soldier wearing the new device ... and achieved expert qualification in their military occupational specialty, Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer ...