ARMY COMBAT FITNESS TEST

 

 

 

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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers begin a two-mile run during the Army Combat Fitness Test portion of the 352nd Civil Affairs Command Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, V.A., March 8, 2022.  The three-day warrior competition challenges competitors to overcome extensive tasks and missions designed to test their warfighting knowledge, physical fitness, battlefield skills in hands-on situational testing, and individual oral and written examinations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Hubert D. Delany III)
Army Body Composition Program
By | June 16, 2023
The Army has published a new tape test policy based on findings and recommendations from its recent Comprehensive Body Composition Study...

JTF MED 374 IT Specialist, Spc. Zachary Mariani shows off his old loose fitting uniform, the result of shedding over 60 pounds during his deployment to Iraq, going from x-large to medium fatigues.
Adapt and overcome: Joint Task Force MED tackles ACFT
By Capt. Brandon Janson | Feb. 23, 2023
Over the last couple years, the U.S. Army has been trying to adjust the way they test their Soldiers’ physical readiness and make it more realistic to the physical demands required in a combat situation. After completing a...

Sgt. 1st Class Sheree Dillon, left, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier assigned to the 84th Training Command based out of Fort Knox, Kentucky, issues Master Sgt. Alma Curiel a rifle during weapons qualification at Camby Hill Range here, Aug. 7, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo P. Sanchez)
84th Training Command Soldiers conduct readiness activities
By Capt. Christina Winters | Aug. 16, 2021
Soldiers assigned to the 84th U.S. Army Reserve Training Command conducted readiness activities Aug. 6-8 at Fort Knox despite COVID-related challenges...

A Soldier assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command conducts the Sprint-Drag-Carry event of the Army Combat Fitness Test on Saturday, May 15th aboard Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Maryland.  The multi-event test served as a diagnostic evaluation of each Soldier’s physical readiness while providing a viewpoint on how they can improve their training and nutrition.
U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command Soldiers conduct Army Combat Fitness Test
By Thomas Cieslak | May 17, 2021
Soldiers serving in the United States Army Reserve conducted the Army Combat Fitness to gain an understanding of the test’s challenges and perspective on their physical fitness...

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st. Class Christina Ison, 9th Battalion, Army Reserve Careers Division, St. Peters, Mo., offers healthy eating advice to Soldiers of the 647th Regional Support Group, 416th Theater Engineer Command, during The Functional Training and Nutrition 101 Class at the U.S. Army Reserve 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command headquarters in Wichita, Kan., April 16, 2021. Ison, who is Cross Fit Level III certified, taught the Soldiers how to train safely and effectively for the new Army Combat Fitness Test and nutrition tips.
Functional Training and Nutrition class held in Wichita
By Sgt. 1st Class Anaidy Claudio | April 27, 2021
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of the 647th Regional Support Group (RSG), 416th Theater Engineer Command, participated in a Functional Training and Nutrition class during their battle assembly April 16, 2021, at the Lanny J...

FAQs: COVID-19 impact to the U.S. Army Reserve
By Army Reserve Strategic Communications | Dec. 22, 2020
These questions have been submitted by Soldiers to various U.S. Army Reserve social media websites. Here, Soldiers may find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions...

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Susan Benavidez, an operations non-commissioned officer with the 211th Regional Support Group and Hood Mobilization Brigade, shows off her social distancing shirt during a workout session on March 25, 2020 at Fort Hood stadium. Soldiers with the Hood Mob Brigade practiced social distancing during their fitness sessions. 



U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Edden
No gym needed to improve fitness
By Maj. Thomas Piernicky | June 26, 2020
Maintaining physical fitness is an individual requirement for every service member. Training the body to be prepared for the rigors of combat takes dedication, motivation, and a fitness training plan that pushes your body to...

U.S. Army Reserve Command noncommissioned officers and officers conducted an Army Combat Fitness Test familiarization at the FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, March 15, 2019 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Army senior leaders approved the new six-event fitness test to better prepare Soldiers for combat tasks and reduce injuries across the three Army components beginning in October 2020. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Timothy L. Hale/U.S. Army Reserve Command)
ACFT app rolls out to help Soldiers get fit, protect their data
By Thomas Brading | Jan. 30, 2020
The Army recently updated its physical readiness training -- or PRT -- mobile app to give Soldiers a leg up on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, as it continues to safeguard users' personal information on the go...
ABCP exemption

You score a 540 (80 in each event)  on the ACFT? You are exempt from the Army body fat circumference-based tape assessment. Click Below to read the memo. 

RESOURCES

Army Combat Fitness Test webpage at Army.mil
ACFT Channel on YouTube
Army Combat Fitness Test Training Guide
FM 7-22 Holistic Health and Fitness
ACFT Equipment List
ACFT Field Testing Manual
Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) Manual
Six Event Highlight Poster (GTA 07-08-005)
Army Physical Readiness Training application (iOS)
Army Physical Readiness Training application (Android)

 

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