TRADOC senior leaders among first to take new Army Combat Fitness Test

[The Patriot]

The Sony Walkman, the Rubik's Cube and the IBM Personal Computer have one thing in common with the current Army Physical Fitness Test -- they were all invented in 1980. Education and innovation have given way to newer and better ideas, and the new Army Combat Fitness Test is the first of its kind to directly connect the science of fitness, with combat readiness for Soldiers. As the sun rose over Fort Eustis 1 Aug., 240 senior leaders from across the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command gathered to witness innovation in action, and experience the new test first hand. From the Standing Power Throw to the Hand Release Push-Up, each of the six events were demonstrated to show Army leaders not only proper grading and technique, but how each event translates to movements on the battlefield.

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