Sana Kurt

The memo said, basically, they should revisit how they've changed since 2015. And I think it's important to note that date is probably not random. That's the year that Secretary Ash Carter said that all jobs in the military would be open to women.

The Army was sort of already looking at some changes to its physical fitness test, but the newly released test seems to be in response, at least at some level, to this request or this directive by HEGSF to reconsider physical fitness standards.

The Army was sort of already looking at some changes to its physical fitness test, but the newly released test seems to be in response, at least at some level, to this request or this directive by HEGSF to reconsider physical fitness standards.

The Army was sort of already looking at some changes to its physical fitness test, but the newly released test seems to be in response, at least at some level, to this request or this directive by HEGSF to reconsider physical fitness standards.

Army's yearly or semi-yearly fitness test, it was called the Army Combat Fitness Test. They're now changing it to the Army Fitness Test. And historically, the Army Combat Fitness Test was graded on sort of a scale. So the standards were different for men and women, and they were different for women. younger and older people. They call it sort of age and gender norming.

Army's yearly or semi-yearly fitness test, it was called the Army Combat Fitness Test. They're now changing it to the Army Fitness Test. And historically, the Army Combat Fitness Test was graded on sort of a scale. So the standards were different for men and women, and they were different for women. younger and older people. They call it sort of age and gender norming.

Army's yearly or semi-yearly fitness test, it was called the Army Combat Fitness Test. They're now changing it to the Army Fitness Test. And historically, the Army Combat Fitness Test was graded on sort of a scale. So the standards were different for men and women, and they were different for women. younger and older people. They call it sort of age and gender norming.

That's the test that the Army has been taking. There's going to be some changes to how that's scored. In general, the standards are going up just a little bit across the board. People are going to have to do more push-ups. There are some changes in some places to the timing of the run.

That's the test that the Army has been taking. There's going to be some changes to how that's scored. In general, the standards are going up just a little bit across the board. People are going to have to do more push-ups. There are some changes in some places to the timing of the run.

That's the test that the Army has been taking. There's going to be some changes to how that's scored. In general, the standards are going up just a little bit across the board. People are going to have to do more push-ups. There are some changes in some places to the timing of the run.

But the big change really is for women who want to go into combat arms specialties or who are already in combat arms specialties. They're going to have to meet basically the male standard.

But the big change really is for women who want to go into combat arms specialties or who are already in combat arms specialties. They're going to have to meet basically the male standard.

But the big change really is for women who want to go into combat arms specialties or who are already in combat arms specialties. They're going to have to meet basically the male standard.

There are sort of two things I think are important to consider. One is that the Army and the military branches sort of look at or make a distinction between fitness standards and occupational standards. So while the physical fitness test for the Army, the Army combat fitness test, has been consistent, gender-normed and age-normed.

There are sort of two things I think are important to consider. One is that the Army and the military branches sort of look at or make a distinction between fitness standards and occupational standards. So while the physical fitness test for the Army, the Army combat fitness test, has been consistent, gender-normed and age-normed.

There are sort of two things I think are important to consider. One is that the Army and the military branches sort of look at or make a distinction between fitness standards and occupational standards. So while the physical fitness test for the Army, the Army combat fitness test, has been consistent, gender-normed and age-normed.

Every woman who serves in a combat role has had to meet occupational standards, so basically these physical demands that the job requires, tasks that test how well you can really do the physical parts of the job. And that's gender-neutral. They're graded the same for everyone. The debate over women in combat didn't come out of a vacuum. It came out of Iraq and Afghanistan, where women were...

Every woman who serves in a combat role has had to meet occupational standards, so basically these physical demands that the job requires, tasks that test how well you can really do the physical parts of the job. And that's gender-neutral. They're graded the same for everyone. The debate over women in combat didn't come out of a vacuum. It came out of Iraq and Afghanistan, where women were...

Every woman who serves in a combat role has had to meet occupational standards, so basically these physical demands that the job requires, tasks that test how well you can really do the physical parts of the job. And that's gender-neutral. They're graded the same for everyone. The debate over women in combat didn't come out of a vacuum. It came out of Iraq and Afghanistan, where women were...

doing the job alongside men in a lot of cases.