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Like everything else in the Army, the ACFT is heavily regulated. FM 7-22, Holistic Health and Fitness and ATC 7-22.02, Holistic Health and Fitness Drills and Exercises, have plenty of exercise prescriptions for soldiers, and the Center for Army Lessons Learned consistently pushes out new material related to the test.

Some parts of those regulations are dedicated to timing the test. The Army requires its units to complete an entire ACFT — regardless of the number of soldier taking the test — within 120 minutes. Those two hours include the warm-up drill, the practice time for the 3 Repetition Maximum Deadlift, and all the other events.

The time standard applies across the board, too, even for soldiers taking a modified ACFT. In order to pass, everyone has to finish his or her Two-Mile Run (2MR) before the time expires; the Army’s 120-minute clock starts with the Preparation Drill and ends at the 21-minute mark during the 2MR or 25-minute mark for the completion of ACFT MOD events. (Not coincidentally, 21 minutes is the longest any soldier has to complete the run. If you cross the finish line after 21 minutes have elapsed, you don’t get the 60 required points to pass for the moderate physical demand category.)

The Army’s work-rest cycle during the test should work out like what you see in Figure 3-1. The only programmed rest period is after the Leg Tuck (LTK) and before the 2MR. The mandated 10-minute rest period begins as soon as the last soldier finishes the Leg Tuck. The other rest periods are approximate and may vary based on the number of soldiers in each lane. The only exception: When only one or two soldiers are being tested, 5-minute rest periods between the first four events are mandatory.

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FIGURE 3-1: The ACFT work-rest cycle.