![]() ![]() "So, we changed and said, 'You are going to take the Army Combat Fitness Test however, you will not be removed. "We haven't even taken the second diagnostic test, so how would we chapter someone out 1 October if they failed the ACFT?" Grinston said. ![]() It's hard to take a diagnostic, if you don't have all of the equipment," Grinston said.Ĭurrently, about "91% of the equipment has been delivered," Hibbard said, adding that all equipment should be distributed to units by the end of June. some of the manufacturing of equipment got delayed. "We tried to produce that equipment as fast as we could, but we didn't have all the equipment out. There were also delays in getting units the fitness equipment needed to administer the ACFT. The pandemic prevented the second test, which had been scheduled for April, Grinston said. We suspended all individual fitness tests, so there was no APFT, no ACFT - people weren't even coming into work yet," he said.Īctive-duty soldiers were scheduled to take ACFT as a diagnostic on two separate occasions, six months apart. 1, Grinston said, adding that the feeling had been, "If you fail it, you've got to get out of the Army." ![]() The original plan was for soldiers to take and pass the ACFT after Oct. "There will not be any adverse actions if you don't pass," he explained. The other main difference between the ACFT 2.0 and the original plan is that scores will not count against most soldiers if they are unable to pass until Army senior leaders decide the time is right to fully implement the new fitness test, Grinston said. Troops will have to attempt to pass the leg tuck before performing the plank event, which requires the soldier to balance on their elbows and toes, "arms forward, hands not touching and the body must maintain a relatively straight line for a minimum of two minutes," Hibbard said. Lonnie Hibbard, commander of the Center for Initial Military Training. "Some soldiers are having challenges with the leg tuck and then, two, we have a large percentage of the Army that has not even taken the ACFT yet," said Maj. But the Army has added an alternative plank event for soldiers who still struggle to pass the leg tuck. ACFT 2.0 still consists of six events - the maximum deadlift standing power throw hand-release push-ups spring, drag and carry leg tuck and two-mile run. ![]()
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