![]() ![]() ![]() This coincided with the termination of the Army Women’s Corps and the accession of women into the US Army. The Army last changed its physical fitness test, holistically, in 1980. The APFT 3 events are graded on raw score performance and converted to 100-point scale scores based on age and gender. However, performance evaluations only required raters to communicate a ‘pass’ or ‘fail.’ And, although soldiers/officers are required to be in compliance with all Army standards to be eligible for promotion fitness is only one considered overall performance metric. The US Army required each service member to take a record, 3-event Army Physical Fitness Test (aka the APFT) 1 or 2 times per year (all components). The desired end-states of ACFT implementation are an increase in physical readiness, a decrease in chronic injuries, and an evolution in the Army’s fitness culture.” (USACAC, 2018, p.iii). Like combat, the ACFT is (was originally intended to be) both age and gender neutral. The six-event Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) was developed to better predict a Soldier’s readiness for the demands of the modern battlefield. While the legacy APFT is an acceptable test for measuring general fitness, it does not adequately assess the domains of combat physical fitness. “Based on results of years of scientific study, the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Army have directed replacement of the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). Read the updated FM 7-22 (and ATP 7-22.01 and 7-22.02) for a detailed outline of the H2F system, which is outwith the remit of this article (refer to Relevant Publications section at the end). The H2F programme must meet the commander’s training goals to develop and maintain a high level of readiness appropriate to the unit’s mission-essential task list, individual soldier duty positions, and challenges of multi-domain operations. The Army enables it with the five enduring elements of governance, programme, personnel, equipment and facilities, and leadership education. Briefly, H2F is the Army’s soldier readiness system for physical and nonphysical training. The ACFT is underpinned by the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) system, the goal of which is to “build physical lethality and mental toughness to win quickly and return home healthy.” (FM 7-22, 2020, p.ix).
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