Air Force Becomes First Service to Ditch the Hated Tape Test for Good

Thanks for sharing.

Glad it is gone...I had a body builder that worked for me once...he was one of the most fit guys in weights and aerobic training I have ever seen. but he was a big guy and his natural waist was always getting in the way of the test...many other stories from units I was in but this one stuck out. My idea of fitness is that i need to know if you can cover me down in a fight and drag my butt out of there if I get shot while carrying equipment and providing first aid. If the design a fitness test for that I am all on board...just because you can knock out push ups, sit ups, and can run like the wind for 1.5 miles doesn't necessarily mean you are combat fit.

I think it needs to be done away with or at least change the configurations. We had an instructor at the school house then maxed his PT test but failed the tape that is ridiculous