{"id":40031,"date":"2020-10-06T20:01:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T20:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/06\/acft-wont-be-a-graduation-requirement-in-initial-military-training-for-the-next-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:07:10","slug":"acft-wont-be-a-graduation-requirement-in-initial-military-training-for-the-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/10\/06\/acft-wont-be-a-graduation-requirement-in-initial-military-training-for-the-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"ACFT won\u2019t be a graduation requirement in Initial Military Training for the next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/10\/01\/tuck-your-legs-soldiers-the-acft-is-finally-here\/\" target=_blank>Army Combat Fitness Test<\/a> will not be used as a graduation requirement for soldiers going through initial enlisted and officer training courses in fiscal 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move brings the Army\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/09\/24\/slides-showing-high-failure-rates-on-new-fitness-test-are-not-official-cimt-documents-officials-say\/\" target=_blank>Center for Initial Military Training<\/a> in line with the rest of the force, where service leadership already said the six-event ACFT scores won\u2019t count until 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army CIMT spokeswoman Megan Reed said the new policy applies to all soldiers in Basic Combat Training, Advanced Individual Training, One Station Unit Training, Warrant Officer Basic Course and the Basic Officer leader Course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers are still challenged to train for and pass the ACFT, but \u201cno adverse administrative actions will be taken\u201d against troops who fail it, Reed explained in an email to Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, \u201cscores or comments on performance will not be used administratively during the data collection timeframe,\u201d Reed added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ACFT officially became the Army\u2019s physical test of record Oct. 1. However, there have been challenges with the test\u2019s implementation because the service is still dealing with quarantine and social distancing requirements brought by the global coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fiscal 2020, trainees had to pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/11\/01\/basic-trainees-are-maxing-the-new-fitness-test-now\/\">ACFT to graduate from basic<\/a>, with one event allowed to be waived if needed. That waiver policy was also in place for the older fitness test that the ACFT replaced, CIMT commander Maj. Gen. Lonnie G. 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The Army&#039;s Holistic Health and Fitness program intends to curb those numbers.<\/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\">Hibbard said graduation rates \u201cstayed steady\u201d in 2020, even with the introduction of the new ACFT. Trainees have also made significant progress increasing their scores for each of the six events throughout basic, service officials have said, though the leg tuck event has typically been the hardest for soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, the Army announced that soldiers who cannot pass the leg tuck event on the ACFT can instead perform a plank exercise as a temporary alternative for building core strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/09\/24\/slides-showing-high-failure-rates-on-new-fitness-test-are-not-official-cimt-documents-officials-say\/\" target=_blank>ACFT standards are gender neutral<\/a>, there has also been some concern that it could negatively impact the careers of women in the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe pass rates have been higher for males than females in the leg tuck, but again, depending on where the start point was for physical fitness, it may take some females longer to build the muscle strength necessary to be successful,\u201d Hibbard said. \u201cAnd there\u2019s only so fast we can push a soldier without breaking them, so we have to allow them the time to work out and build the strength.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston told Army Times that soldiers have plenty of time to prepare for the ACFT going into full effect in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[It] gives you time to go ahead and see where you\u2019re at, know your deficiencies and correct those and be ready to pass,\u201d Grinston said. \u201cI think that\u2019s more than enough time to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grinston doesn\u2019t anticipate a significant number of soldiers having to leave the Army because of their failure to pass the ACFT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s just that there is a great anxiety. The goal is not to kick people out. The goal is to actually make them more healthy and physically fit,&#8221; Grinston added. &#8220;So we\u2019re hoping this will have the exact opposite effect. We\u2019ll have less people injured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, Army leaders anticipate the ACFT will become a far better test for the service\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ACFT\u2019s focus on functional fitness is more practical for soldiering tasks, Army officials say. 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