Army Combat Fitness Test

It was designed to better reflect the stresses of a combat environment, to address the poor physical fitness of recruits, and to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries for service members.

[2] Such injuries may also be a significant contributing factor in the attrition rate for current service members.

[6] The ACFT began development in 2013, and was based on a set of 113 essential "warrior tasks and drills" laid out in army doctrine, as well as feedback from those who had completed tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[3] However, this 'do-not-adjust' policy caused a debate whether it would penalize women and overshadow expertise and intellectual preparations.

[11] It is designed to measure "power, speed, agility ... balance [and] muscular and aerobic endurance".