Army fields new fitness tests to gather data

1 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A noncommissioned officer with the Army's Physical Readiness Division calls time while administering the new Army Physical Readiness Test to paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team Aug. 10, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Te... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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3 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – First Sgt. Delarick Williams, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, completes seated rows for the new Army Physical Readiness Test Aug. 10, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Rows are replacing the sit-up as a test of abdom... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team completes the long jump for the new Army Physical Readiness Test Aug. 10, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The Army's Physical Readiness Division is visiting major installations to gat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

5 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A grader for the new Army Physical Readiness Test ensures that a paratrooper completes the new 60-second pushup event correctly Aug. 10, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Unlike the 2-minute pushup event in the current Army Physical Fitness Test, soldiers c... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team begin a 1.5-mile run for the new Army Physical Readiness Test Aug. 10, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Developers of the new test shortened the run from two miles to better test overal... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Bethany Moser, a combat medic and noncommissioned officer in charge of the Advanced Trauma Life Support team for the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, completes a 400-meter run, the first part of a nonstop obstacle course t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team low crawls for the new Army Combat Readiness Test Aug. 17, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The low crawl is just one part of a multi-faceted test that engages a soldier's strength, en... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

9 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team negotiates an obstacle during the new Army Combat Readiness Test Aug. 17, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The test is being administered to several thousand soldiers across the Army t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

10 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A grader runs alongside paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team as he negotiates obstacles for the new Army Combat Readiness Test Aug. 17, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The test is part of an Army-wide effort by the Army's ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

11 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team pulls a rescue stretcher loaded with 180 pounds during the new Army Combat Readiness Test Aug. 17, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. He must also navigate around several cones before mo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

12 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team carries two weighted ammunition cans while negotiating three balance beams during the new Army Combat Readiness Test Aug. 17, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The test is being adminis... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

13 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team runs with two weighted ammunition cans during the new Army Combat Readiness Test Aug. 17, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The cans are carried during short sprints near the end of the... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

14 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Harry Dixon, a squad leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, moves through an obstacle with his weapon at the high ready during the new Army Combat Readiness Test Aug. 17, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The ACRT seeks... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

15 / 15 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Anthony Makar, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, is interviewed by Capt. Tony Soika, a training officer with the Army's Physical Readiness Division, Aug. 17, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Makar has just shat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Army fields new fitness tests to gather data

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