Can you pass the Army’s new fitness test?

On June 1, the Army will adopt new fitness standards for soldiers in combat roles. Many of the updates to the test are relatively minor, though the minimum requirement in some events, like the 2-mile run, will change more substantially. The most significant shift is that the new standards will be the same for men and women.Even if you have no ambitions to join the military, the test can be an excellent gauge of overall fitness, experts said, because it balances strength, speed, endurance and core stability.“There’s a lot of people that do it just for general fitness,” said Josh ..