Nearly Half of Female Soldiers Still Failing New Army Fitness Test, While Males Pass Easily

Well at least females can wear a ponytail.

"FORSCOM data includes the results of 106,000 ACFTs taken in the first half of fiscal 2021. This amounts to 27% of women and 36% of men in the force who also have scores logged into the Army's database, meaning the data could potentially be incomplete. FORSCOM tracks 3,400 new fitness tests per week on average." - Which is why SMA keeps harping on people to get their data input because there are still people who haven't taken it.

"The Army remains in a beta phase for the ACFT. Until March 2022, scores on the test will not affect soldiers' careers; officials have said they may implement additional changes before then, including gender-specific standards." --- So the ACFT has basically been a waste of time and money if it's just going to end up with gender standards...

"The most difficult event for both male and female soldiers is the two-mile run, with 5% and 22% failing, respectively."

Train like you fight. That's what I learned. I have yet see anyone deployed into a fight in t-shirts,tennis shoes and shorts.