{"id":45195,"date":"2021-01-07T19:31:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/07\/too-early-to-know-how-mandated-studies-will-impact-acft-implementation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:29:29","slug":"too-early-to-know-how-mandated-studies-will-impact-acft-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/01\/07\/too-early-to-know-how-mandated-studies-will-impact-acft-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Too early to know\u2019 how mandated studies will impact ACFT implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/12\/08\/defense-bill-would-pause-army-combat-fitness-test-roll-out-pending-an-independent-study\/\">Army Combat Fitness Test<\/a> officially became the service\u2019s test of record in October, but lawmakers have ordered a pause on further implementation pending an independent study to determine how it will impact deployed soldiers, recruiting and retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless, soldiers are still expected to continue preparing for the six-event ACFT as the Army collects data from practice tests across the force, according to Sgt. 1st Class Will Reinier, a spokesman for Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cACFT is absolutely still being prepped for,\u201d Reinier said in an email. \u201c[People] must still prepare to pass the test once it\u2019s implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe rollout must now include these independent reviews,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s too early to know what impact that would have on the March 22 date.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army officials have repeatedly said that soldiers\u2019 ACFT scores aren\u2019t expected to count for the record until March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gender-neutral ACFT is relatively more difficult than the test it replaces, with higher failure rates recorded among women. The increased difficultly is often attributed to the ACFT\u2019s emphasis on core and upper body strength through exercises like the deadlift and hanging leg-tuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/12\/08\/defense-bill-would-pause-army-combat-fitness-test-roll-out-pending-an-independent-study\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6438756.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Defense bill would pause Army Combat Fitness Test roll-out pending an independent study<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The legislation requires that the ACFT be halted until the secretary of the Army receives the results of an independent study.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.militarytimes.com\/assets\/pdfs\/1603297227.pdf\">letter <\/a>penned by two Democratic senators this fall stated that Army data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/10\/21\/senators-ask-for-pause-on-armys-new-fitness-test-call-it-premature\/\">shows \u201ca consistent\u201d 65 percent failure rate<\/a> for women and 10 percent failure rate for men. The letter cited a University of Iowa study that showed eliminating the leg-tuck would significantly reduce those failure rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI understand and acknowledge the concerns from across the force regarding the implementation of the ACFT and the provisions included in the FY21 NDAA,\u201d SMA Grinston said in a statement reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2021\/01\/07\/army-plans-continue-acft-now-despite-congressional-order-halt-testing.html\" target=_blank>Military.com<\/a> Wednesday. \u201cThe Army is updating physical training programs and will collect more than 1 million ACFT scores to support data-informed decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ACFT has sparked concern that its stricter requirements could force troops out of the service, take an inordinate amount of time to prepare for and require a burdensome amount of equipment to execute, especially in forward-deployed areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/09\/30\/citing-13-brigades-worth-of-non-deployable-troops-army-looks-to-holistic-health-solutions\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6119101.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Citing 13 brigades-worth of non-deployable troops, Army looks to holistic health solutions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">As of April, more than 58,000 soldiers were non-deployable. 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