Army Revamping the PT Test

Maintaining your body in top physical condition is a basic requirement for employment in the military, so any news about changes to physical fitness testing is bound to attract the attention of former and retired military members, as well as those on active duty. Military.com describes how the Army is using Soldiers at Ft. Benning, GA to establish standards for the new test.

The new APRT includes five events: a 60-yard shuttle run, one minute of the rower (a modified crunch), the standing long jump, one minute of push-ups and a 1.5-mile run.


Master Sgt. Robert Hoskins, chief training manager at the APFS, said the current Army Physical Fitness Test, developed in the 1980s, is outdated.

"Science has changed since then," Hoskins said. "Science has matured, and we now know that there are better ways to give a commander an indication of a Soldier's physical abilities...."