How To Pass The Army's Combat Fitness Test (HBO)

For the first time in nearly 40 years, the United States Army is changing how it measures the physical fitness of its soldiers. Over the course of the next year and a half, the Army will roll out the new Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, to its 1.1 million soldiers across the globe. It’s hoped that the new test will prepare troops for the rigors of combat, something that some commanders say the old test was failing to do.

VICE News correspondent Alzo Slade headed down to Fort Eustis, Virginia, to see if he could measure up.

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VICE News correspondent Alzo Slade headed down to Fort Eustis, Virginia, to see if he could measure up.

[xavi]

Nothing like watching an informative Army video under my DD214 blanket.

[Grandmsm]

😄😂... After that 2 mile run; all the bass in his voice was gone... 😂😂. Still gotta give him respect for finishing strong. 💪🏿👌🏿👍🏿.

[InspirebyKhan]

“Would rather have a smaller high quality Army then Larger low quality Army”...thats right.

[williamjthompsonjr]

One month of training and he would murder that test

[BuStAzBuStAz]

at 4:02 did he just use that MSG as an arm rest?... scary stuff

[boeuf-inoe]

Finally. Took them 40 damn years to change that shit. Being able to do 60 situps doesnt really help in combat. Plus situps screw up your back so Im glad they took it out.

[ayebing]

See now this is what happens when a General officer tries CrossFit for a week and decides he thinks its cool. Lol

[Ervinv]

Me: "I can do that"


*opens pack of lays*

[Sammitch]

0:36 look at the soldier walking past with the cone on their head

[ResortGaming]

Honestly I came to talk shit since I’m in the marines.. but damn props to the Army this new test is more serious!!

[towleybandito]

Ask the soldiers to answer anonymously for an accurate answer to the outdated pt test, you'll be surprised by how far physical fitness has come since the '80s.

[HighlyUnlikely_]

Literally just run track for two months and you’ll ace this thing

[jmlebl]

I thought the main selling point of pushups, situps and a run was that you could do the test anywhere with no equipment. Now its going to require weights and straps and medicine balls and kettlebells.

[johnl]

Damn this was a good piece Vice! Keep this stuff up. I also liked the Alzo, good journalisms.

[joshuabarreto]

This video was amazing VICE needs to do more if this. BTW the journalist was great and very fit! Nice job

[mosslinden]

"60 minutes spread over about an hour"

[mattafakkah]

They should teach them to Roll like Abu Hajaar

[keptman]

I Retired 14 months ago...Just in Time lol

[michaellim]

Former Army Medic here. I wish I could take this test while I was in. It looks like fun and seriously tests your combat abilities. I'm genuinely interested in this. This is a great move by the Army: first the removal of the berets (absolutely hated them), removal of the ACU's ( who in Gods name approved that POS), and now this.