WASHINGTON — With inflation affecting everything from gas prices to groceries to rent, some Soldiers and their families are finding it harder to get by on the budgets they’ve set
The III Corps G-3 Training office celebrated the holiday season with Christmas Around the World, an in-office theme celebrating the countries from around the world where service members of all
8 FORT EUSTIS, Va. – I wrote this article to share my experience with taking the Army Combat Fitness Test running alternate events. I started this endeavor because I still see Soldiers who are on a running profile walking during fitness training and wanted to know if walking for physical training will prepare someone for the alternate cardiovascular events. As it turns out, it will not. The ACFT running alternate events can be difficult and Soldiers taking these events need to understand the challenges they may face for each specific event – hence my journey into the unknown.
Cardiovascular Alternate Army Combat Fitness Test Events
Army s Top NCO Goes on Twitter to Scold Leaders for Not Testing Units on ACFT
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston visits the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning to observe one station unit training including the 1st 100 Yards, a training event to teach Warrior Ethos and esprit de corps, Oct. 22, 2020. (Patrick A. Albright/U.S. Army)
1 Mar 2021
The U.S. Army s top enlisted leader unleashed a Twitter rant Sunday morning aimed at shaming unit leaders into administering the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT.
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston told unit leaders in the operational force that they need to make the ACFT a priority so their soldiers scores can be entered into the Digital Training Management System, or DTMS. That will build more data to evaluate the official replacement for the Army Physical Fitness Test, or APFT.