Army Fitness Test Scraps Gender and Age Neutrality

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Seeking more inclusivity, the United States Army is scrapping gender and age neutrality in its combat fitness test. Us Army Logo Png Transparent

As reported by Bloomberg, the new Army Combat Fitness Test that becomes the test of record Oct. 1 will be scored on the basis of gender and age bands. The largest U.S. military service doesn’t want to disadvantage any groups and exclude valuable soldiers because they couldn’t pass the new fitness test as it was initially envisioned. The alterations resulted from congressional scrutiny, independent assessments and soldiers’ own experiences, according to Bloomberg.

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