09/21/2019
WTF Nation, over the last year, the Army has been preparing for the ACFT. Part of the preparation was fielding the proposed events and standards to various units to gauge the events. One of the Army's premier Corps conducted testing of 11 Battalions, which equaled to 3,206 Soldiers being tested.
Those 11 Battalions were a mixture of Operational, Operational Support, and Force Sustainment. That meant that the individuals tested had varied backgrounds to include infantry, cavalry, engineers, military intelligence, military police, sustainers, and various others.
Of the 3,206 Soldiers tested, 2,849 were males, and 357 were females. The overall pass rate was 64%, which mean 36% failed the assessment. When we look at it from the male perspective, that equaled to 70% passing and 30% failing. However, females were vastly opposite with 16% passing and 84% failing.
The preponderance of all failures was due to the leg tuck event. But it appeared to be especially difficult for the females with a 72% failure rate. As a result, this will require focused core and upper body strength training to improve the overall pass rate for this event.
In the end, the results of these 11 Battalions are consistent with the observations and statistics of the other 19 BNs that have been tested on the ACFT. What does this mean for the future of the event and implementation? There are many challenges with the ACFT that range from equipment needed, time allocation, and focused training, and the next few months will be very interesting as we progress towards the target implementation date.
