Notably, the AFT combat standard is both sex-neutral and age-normed. Soldiers serving in combat specialties will be required to achieve a minimum score of 60 points in each event, with an overall ...

The U.S. Army is replacing their former fitness test for soldiers, making it "sex-neutral and age-normed." Here's what's changed, what is required.

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Lethal Eagle 2025 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Army) But the work wasn’t limited to standard training, according to McIntosh.