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Obviously, this is not an ideal scenario during a fitness test, however, in order to complete the ACFT and learn how to build and implement a training program for our Soldiers, we graded each other as honestly as possible. Unfortunately, due to the unavailability of ACFT testing officials at the time, we had no choice but to grade each other. We considered ourselves fit and both scored above 290 on our last APFT. My Commander and I felt that we had a slight advantage going into the ACFT due to our normal workout routines already involving deadlifts and extensive cross-training over the last year. In order to better understand the new test, my commander and I took it ourselves. Some of the biggest things to stick out to my Soldiers were the age and gender neutral standards, the six events (which included a deadlift that some were not prepared for), and the shifting minimum standards based on type of unit or MOS (Myers 2018). However, preliminary score cards flooded the internet and caused some alarm (Myers 2018). Beginning in October 2018, there would be a year-long field test with an active Army unit. Esper said, “If you can’t pass the Army Combat Fitness Test, then there’s probably not a spot for you in the Army” (Vergun, 2018, para 1).
About the new ACFT, former Secretary of the Army Mark T. The ACFT was presented to Soldiers in late 2018 as the new future Army test of record (Vergun, 2018). The purpose of this article is to highlight the lessons learned from 10 weeks of training and research on the ACFT and to present a feasible option for all Soldiers to train up to standard. Over the next four months, I implemented my first pilot program with a group of 46 Soldiers and staff officers in 14 different military occupation specialties (MOS). My objective was simple: Develop a program that would be effective, safe, and feasible, no matter the location. So I researched, analyzed, and developed a company-level ACFT train-up that could prepare not only my Soldiers, but perhaps even set a precedent on how Soldiers should train across the Army. As a former first sergeant of three different companies, I also had questions of feasibility, application, time constraints, as well as individual Soldier ability when it came to the new six-event test. The initial unveiling of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) in 2018 raised many questions and concerns from Soldiers, noncommissioned officers (NCOs), and officers across the formations (Cox, 2018a Barno & Bensahel, 2018). 25, 2019, during the Army Reserve Senior Enlisted Council. Army Reserve perform the Sprint-Drag-Carry event of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) at Fort Eustis, Va., Oct. Command sergeants major from across the U.S.
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