This 2018 Stars and Stripes image shows Fort Eustis soldiers demonstrating the deadlift, the first of six events of the new ...

FORT MEADE, Md. — The U.S. Army officially adopts the Army Fitness Test as the new test of record for Soldiers starting June 1, 2025. The change will replace the Army Combat Fitness Test and introduce ...

Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the ...

The Army now requires men and women to meet the same standards of physical fitness for combat roles to make soldiers as effective as possible. NBC News' Yasmin Vosshoughian puts her fitness to the ...

Staff Sgt. Neto Sevilla, assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, performs a deadlift exercise during the Army Combat Fitness Test. (Capt. Sara Berner/Army) Soldiers who score a 465 or better on the ...

There’s arguably no greater test of physical and mental toughness than serving in the military. While the demands vary across branches, one thing is certain: the men and women who serve push their ...

WASHINGTON — Soldiers who score at least 465 points on the Army Fitness Test are eligible to be exempt from the service’s body fat standards, the Army announced Wednesday. “This is a welcome ...