Among the most notable adjustments, which will likely be met with glee across the ranks, is the removal of the Standing Power ...

The Army is set to make sweeping changes to its fitness test, according to an internal memo obtained by Military.com. The overhaul includes a rebranding of the test, the elimination of its most ...

The U.S. Army will soon require women in combat roles to meet the same physical fitness standards as men, a policy shift ...

The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards ...

Opinion: The standing power throw captured the essence of what made the Army Combat Fitness Test revolutionary, the author of this op-ed argues.

The event requires soldiers to hurl a 10-pound medicine ball backward over their heads and is often referred to as the “yeet.” The event was unpopular with service members, reported Military ...

The US Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers. The test will be "sex-neutral and age-normed," the army stated. On ...

Starting this summer, the Army will require female soldiers in combat roles to pass the same “sex-neutral” fitness test as ...

The service has removed the Standing Power Throw, in which soldiers had to hurl a 10-pound medicine ball backwards over their heads. This evaluation tests the soldier’s technique over strength ...

This publication in March was also the first to report the upcoming changes, which include eliminating the standing power throw, an event in which soldiers hurl a 10-pound medicine ball overhead.