{"id":106451,"date":"2020-10-22T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=106451"},"modified":"2020-10-21T21:45:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T01:45:56","slug":"sens-blumenthal-and-gillibrand-implore-army-to-postpone-again-the-new-pt-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=106451","title":{"rendered":"Sens Blumenthal and Gillibrand implore Army to postpone (again) the new PT test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Da Nang Dick, Army PFT expert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Senators Dick with a capital “D” Blumenthal (D-CT), phony Vietnam War Vet, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have written a letter to the Army brass asking them to postpone the new Army Combat Fitness Test, scheduled to begin Army-wide in October.<\/p>\n

This is a fitness program that’s been in development since 2013. The ACFT is based around testing a soldier’s ability to handle the physical rigors of a combat deployment. This was necessary after commanders reported a significant percentage of arrivals to their units were unable to perform to the required level.<\/p>\n

Two senators are asking for a delay in the Army\u2019s implementation of its new combat fitness test, or ACFT, pending an independent study of how it will effect critical career fields and soldiers deployed to austere outposts.<\/p>\n

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked in a letter sent Tuesday to the House and Senate armed services committees for the ACFT roll-out to be paused and studied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe acknowledge that the ACFT 2.0 is a work in progress, but we have considerable concerns regarding the negative impact it may already be having on so many careers,” the senators said in the letter, a copy of which was provided to Army Times. \u201cIt is imperative that we pause implementation until all questions and concerns are answered.”<\/p>\n

The six-event ACFT is a noticeably more difficult test than that which it replaces, with higher failure rates recorded among women. The increased difficultly is often attributed to the ACFT\u2019s emphasis on core and upper body strength through exercises like the deadlift and hanging leg-tuck.<\/p>\n

The letter, first reported by the Washington Post, noted that Army data shows \u201ca consistent\u201d 65 percent failure rate for women and 10 percent failure rate for men. The letter cited a University of Iowa study that showed eliminating the leg-tuck would significantly reduce failure rates.<\/p>\n

Gillibrand and Blumenthal said there are \u201csignificant concerns\u201d regarding the data used to develop the ACFT that trace back to a study conducted several years ago.<\/p>\n

That study demonstrated the leg-tuck was not a significant predictive variable of how a soldier would perform their duties, but was still included in the six-event test regardless. The study\u2019s test group also underrepresented women, the senators added, with the average participant being a 24-year-old man.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Army has failed to show that the leg tuck has any nexus to the skills necessary for combat,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cWhile the ACFT 2.0 provides the option for a two-minute plank as an alternative to the leg tuck, the Army has reiterated this is only a temporary option. Furthermore, only 60 points will be issued for the two-minute plank, greatly reducing the participant\u2019s overall score.”<\/p>\n

Army leaders have repeatedly said that the ACFT is far more applicable to combat tasks than the older test, which simply required push-ups, sit-ups and a 2-mile run. The ACFT does, however, require significantly more equipment and preparation, service leadership has acknowledged.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More at the source. Where were these two when the Air Force started the pointless waist measurement component in the PT test?<\/p>\n

Thanks to Jeff LPH 3 for the tip. Source; Army Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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