It's Official: The ACFT Is Now the Army's Fitness Test of Record
1 Oct 2020
Military.com | By Matthew Cox
Army units are now authorized to begin taking the new Army Combat Fitness Test as the official replacement to the four-decade old Army Physical Fitness Test. But the scores soldiers receive will be for data collection only, and will not count until 2022.
Army officials announced in June that all active, National Guard and Reserve units would be cleared to take the ACFT on Oct. 1, a move that ends a six-month suspension of all fitness testing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
"As I've said in the past, the ACFT is a great step forward to ensure we're staying fit and healthy for our nation," Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston said in a statement to Military.com. "The vast majority of the Army should now only be taking the Army Combat Fitness Test."
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