The Army spent years trying to build a fitness test that ignored gender, only to discover that biology, politics, and combat readiness refuse to fit neatly on the same scorecard.

Every soldier has 90 days to get measured and recorded under the new system since the new policy took effect July 7.

The Army scrapped its height-and-weight tables and tape test in favor of a semiannual waist-to-height measurement, the ...

The U.S. Army is rolling out a new physical assessment designed to measure battlefield fitness for soldiers serving in combat roles, the service announced on Wednesday. The new Combat Field Test is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday an updated version of its combat field test required annually for active duty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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A soldier lifts a sandbag into a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle while taking a diagnostic Ranger Physical Assessment at Fort Drum, New York, May 19, 2026. (Sgt. Sam Shomento/U.S. Army) The changes to ...

Picking up a Pentagon directive to refocus fitness standards, the Army scrapped its height-and-weight tables for a new metric ...