![]() ![]() FORSCOM found 22% of women failed the plank, a substantial decrease from the average 41% fail rate for the leg tuck. The data attributed most of that progress to a change in late March that added a two-minute plank as an alternative to leg tucks. Female officers have only a 23% fail rate, but that’s still significantly higher than the fail rate for men, enlisted, or officer. ![]() The pass rate for women is up 12% from last year, yet enlisted women continue to struggle the most, with a 53% fail rate. While the previous Army fitness test’s two-mile run actually had a more challenging minimum passing time for most age groups, the ACFT’s run takes place after five physically draining events, adding another level of difficulty. The run must be completed within 21 minutes. The most difficult event for both male and female soldiers is the two-mile run, with 5% and 22% failing, respectively. Read: Soldiers won’t have to pass Army Combat Fitness Test to graduate initial training Until March 2022, scores on the test will not affect soldiers’ careers officials have said they may implement additional changes before then, including gender-specific standards. ![]() The Army remains in a beta phase for the ACFT. FORSCOM tracks 3,400 new fitness tests per week on average. This amounts to 27% of women and 36% of men in the force who also have scores logged into the Army’s database, meaning the data could potentially be incomplete. FORSCOM data includes the results of 106,000 ACFTs taken in the first half of fiscal 2021. ![]()
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