Defense One Radio, Ep. 179: The Army’s updated fitness test
We discuss nearly three decades of Army fitness tests, and the combat-related changes slated for introduction next year.
Guests:
- Command Sergeant Major JoAnn Nauman, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of Army Special Operations Command, in conversation with Defense One's Meghann Myers and Ben Watson.
Related reading:
- "Army establishes new fitness test of record to strengthen readiness and lethality," published April 21, 2025;
- "Setting Higher Close Combat Standards for the Army Combat Fitness Test," via RAND researchers, published Dec 20, 2024;
- And "Independent Review of the Army Combat Fitness Test," also via RAND, published Mar 23, 2022.