Army unlikely to alter fitness test over concerns of gender neutrality
By Zamone Perez
Thursday, Apr 27
Army officials say the service is not expected to make additional changes to its Combat Fitness Test despite a congressional law built into last year’s defense authorization bill that would establish gender-neutral physical fitness standards.
The 2023 defense authorization bill, which passed in December, directed the service to implement the same fitness standards for both men and women by June 2023. The new standards, according to the bill, would “ensure soldiers can perform the duties of their respective military occupational specialties.”
But after updates to the Army Combat Fitness Test last October, the service is reportedly not expected to make any more alterations. The Office of the Chief of Public Affairs for the Army did not respond to request for comment on the matter. Military.com was the first to report on the decision.
Last month, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth told lawmakers during a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing that the Army had already set gender-neutral standards. Wormuth did not, however, specify what standards she was referring to.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/04/27/army-unlikely-to-alter-fitness-test-over-concerns-of-gender-neutrality/
