US Army announces new, 7-event fitness test

(NewsNation) — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday an updated version of its combat field test required annually for active duty soldiers.

Soldiers will have to do the following continuously and will be scored on total time.

30 dead-stop push-ups.

16 lifts of a 40-pound sandbag onto a 65-inch platform.

A 50-meter carry of two five-gallon Army water cans weighing 40 pounds each.

A 50-meter movement drill consisting of a 25-meter high crawl and a 25-meter 3-5 second rush.

A final one-mile run.

Fitness tests used to be simpler: A run, push-ups and sit-ups. They evolved over time and now can include options. For example, Air Force service members can do either a 1 1/2-mile run or a sprint. Other services will, at times, allow biking or rowing as a........

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