MARCH 5, 2020 - The Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT) is a battery of four events used to assess a recruit’s capabilities to engage in physically demanding Army training. As an assessment, the OPAT measures physical capacity in the three major areas of physical readiness: upper- and lower-body power, lower-body strength, and aerobic endurance. Recruits take four … [Read more...]
Answers to Top Questions About ACFT Equipment Fielding
OCTOBER 14, 2019 - As Army Soldiers start preparing for the new Army Combat Fitness Test, behind the scenes Army logisticians are also preparing to distribute more than 36,000 equipment sets to conduct the new test. At a recent Facebook Live event, watched by more than 150,000 viewers, Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston encouraged all Soldiers across each component … [Read more...]
Army Secretary Honors Top Recruiters
FEBRUARY 6, 2019 - Traveling about half the time of the year as a recruiter, Staff Sgt. Jon McCoy heavily relies on his wife to take care of their toddler and home. "The whole reason why I'm here is the support that my wife is able to provide," he said Monday afternoon before a ceremony at the Pentagon to honor some of the Army's best recruiters. Stationed at Joint Base … [Read more...]
ACFT Ensures Soldiers Are Lethal, Physically Conditioned For Multi-Domain Operations
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 - The Army's most important weapons system is the Soldier. To overmatch the enemy in multi-domain operations, Soldiers must demonstrate physical fitness levels required for combat. The Army Combat Fitness Test ensures that Soldiers are physically conditioned for that fight. The ACFT will improve lethality, transform the Army's physical fitness culture, … [Read more...]
10 Answers Soldiers Want To Know About The New ACFT
AUGUST 3, 2018, Fort Eustis, VA - On July 9, the U.S. Army announced a new physical fitness test -- the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. The test is designed to replace the APFT with a gender- and age-neutral assessment that will more closely align with the physical demands Soldiers will face in combat. Field tests for the ACFT will begin in October 2018, and by October 2020, … [Read more...]