The push-up test was in the old army testing protocol The Army Physical Fitness Test (soon to be outdated) Hand Release Push-up: the soldier begins in the down position, pushes body into up position, lowers body to ground, momentarily lifts the hands off the ground, and then returns to the starting position.Standing Power Throw: the soldier tosses a 10-pound medicine ball backwards over their head for maximum distance.Leg Tuck: grasp a climbing bar with alternating grip in the dead hang position flex with elbows, hips and knees to bring knees up and touch the elbows to the knees then return to the dead hang position.Max Weight Deadlift: a 3-repetition max test of lower body strength, using the deadlift exercise.250-meter sprint/drag/carry: Soldier begins in the prone position, stands up and sprints 25 meters to the far line, returns to the start line, pulls sled backwards to the far line, returns backwards with sled to the start line, grasps two 30-pound kettlebells and runs 25 meters to the far line, returns with the kettlebells to the start line, drops kettlebells at start line, turns and sprints 25 meters to the far line, and returns to the start/finish line.2-Mile Run: run 2 miles (3.22km) as fast as possible.For the current test details, see the Army Physical Fitness Test described further down this page. The only test component from the previous testing protocol that has remained is the 2-mile run. The scoring system has not yet been finalized, but is expected to be a gender and age neutral scoring system, with 100-points available for each of the six events, with a 60-point minimum standard.
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All Soldiers will be required to take the new gender and age-neutral test starting in October 2020. The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) - previously called the Army Combat Readiness Test - is a newly designed fitness testing protocol that more closely replicates the types of physical actions that army personel do on the battlefield. US Army soldiers in training Army Combat Fitness Test