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Army Combat Fitness Test

Army Scraps Leg Tuck from Combat Fitness Test After Women Struggled with It

The Army announced Wednesday it was scrapping the “leg tuck” from its Army Combat Fitness Test for good, and replacing it with a plank, after data showed women were failing at even doing one.

Kristina Wong

23 Mar 2022, 10:42 AM PST

ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 31: Soldiers, officers and civilian employees attend the commencemen

Army’s Top Enlisted Leader to Soldiers: Just Take the Army Combat Fitness Test

The Army’s top enlisted leader has a message for soldiers who have not yet taken the new Army Combat Fitness Test: Just take it.

Kristina Wong

18 Jun 2021, 7:24 PM PST

In this Jan. 8, 2019, photo, U.S Army 1st Lt. Mitchel Hess participates in a weight liftin

Army Allows Soldiers to Skip Leg Tuck During Combat Fitness Test amid Women ‘Struggling’ to Pass

The Army is allowing soldiers to skip the “leg tuck” from the Army Combat Fitness Test amid statistics showing women struggling with it.

Kristina Wong

22 Mar 2021, 11:54 AM PST

PUL-E ALAM, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 29: 1LT Eric Cannon (R) from Dothan, Alabama, SPC Brian Da