Army Combat Fitness Test
Definition
The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) was a standardized physical fitness assessment used by the United States Army from October 2022 to June 2025 to evaluate soldiers' combat readiness and physical performance under conditions mimicking battlefield stresses.
It consisted of five events—three-repetition maximum deadlift, hand-release push-ups, sprint-drag-carry, plank, and two-mile run—each scored on a scale of 0 to 100 points, requiring a minimum of 60 points per event to pass, with age- and gender-normed standards.
Examples
After bombing the sprint-drag-carry on the Army Combat Fitness Test, Private Lopez swore off kettlebells for life—or at least until next quarter.
The Army Combat Fitness Test proved that my plank skills are elite, but my two-mile run time suggests I'm more sloth than soldier.
Sergeant Hale turned the Army Combat Fitness Test into a spectacle, deadlifting like a beast while trash-talking the entire platoon.
Surviving the Army Combat Fitness Test feels like winning a decathlon designed by a drill sergeant with a grudge against gravity.