Congress Tells Army to Set Higher Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Soldiers

Army Combat Fitness Test at Blue Mountain Track at Fort Indiantown Gap

Congress is set to direct the Army to boost fitness standards for most combat-arms jobs through a compromise defense policy bill unveiled Wednesday. The must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which sets funding and policy priorities for the Pentagon, directs the service to increase the baseline standards in the Army Combat Fitness Test, or […]