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IN THIS CHAPTER

Figuring out the test’s (very specific) timeline

Completing required reading

Discovering Army-mandated equipment

Seeing the test through a grader’s eyes

You used to be able to show up to a PT test knowing that all you had to do was a handful of push-ups, sit-ups, and a two-mile run — and that you’d probably pass. The ACFT isn’t like that, though. Instead, it’s a challenging, six-event test that pushes your body to its limits to evaluate every possible aspect of physical fitness the Army cares about. The Army wants to know about your muscular strength and endurance, your cardiovascular fitness, your ability to perform anaerobic exercises with short bursts of power, and your balance and flexibility.

The Army has testing down to a science. So much so, in fact, that it even requires to-the-minute precision during the test. It also requires soldiers to do a little homework before the test (in addition to physical training), and it requires its graders to complete special training.