Army fields new fitness tests to gather data

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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 ... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE

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... ... READ MORE