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The Good and the Bad of the Army’s New Physical Fitness Test
WEBThis new six-event test will keep the two-mile run from the current Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), but scraps the push-ups and sit-ups in favor of leg tucks, a medicine ball power throw, three-rep max dead lift, “T” push-ups, and a shuttle sprint-drag-carry. The ACRT follows a trend among the military branches, as the Marines, Navy, and
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The Army Has a Physical Fitness Problem, Part 1: Eight Myths that
WEB6. The “Surge on Fitness” Myth. This is the mistaken belief that by working out harder after coming out of the field and specifically in the weeks immediately before a physical fitness test, soldiers can build good fitness.
The Army Combat Fitness Test is Exactly What the Army …
WEBThe new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) has been a target of criticism since the moment it was announced as the eventual replacement of the APFT—the Army Physical Fitness Test that the service had used to measure soldiers’ fitness for nearly four decades.In some ways, at least, the new ACFT got a bad rap. Yes, it requires more …
What the Critics Miss: The Army Combat Fitness Test is Going to …
WEBBy October 2020, the United States Army plans to begin requiring all soldiers to take the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT)—replacing the push-ups, sit-ups, and two-mile run soldiers have taken as part of the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) for nearly forty years.Since 2017, the ACFT has been rigorously tested and studied at select …
More than a Test: Building a Better Army Fitness Culture
WEBThe new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) is a major improvement over the old Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). The new test and the changes that it will drive—ranging from Army institutional beliefs to everyday physical fitness practices—will lead to a force more fit, resilient, healthy, and ready for the rigors of soldering.
Physical Fitness is Not the Key to Winning America’s Future Wars
WEBThe authors conclude that “we cannot win our future wars without a physically fit military,” citing as evidence a Pentagon estimate that about 71 percent of Americans aged 17 to 24 are physically unable serve, primarily due to obesity. While these figures are undoubtedly worrying, it is not poor physical fitness that threatens our military
MWI Video: The Brain is the Battlefield of the Future – Dr. James
WEBIn this video, Dr. James Giordano speaks to United States Military Academy cadets and faculty about the human brain and the future of war. Giordano is Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program and Scholar-in-Residence in the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University. Recent history has seen substantial advancements …
So You’re Going to Be a Staff Officer: Five Pieces of Advice for
WEBThe articles and other content which appear on the Modern War Institute website are unofficial expressions of opinion. The views expressed are those of the authors, and do not reflect the official position of the United States Military Academy, Department of the Army, or Department of Defense.
Creating a Strategic HR Capability: Four Steps to Accelerate the US
WEBGet the people right, and the rest follows. So says General James McConville, the US Army’s chief of staff (effectively, the Army’s CEO), who also served as its G-1 (essentially it’s chief of human resources) for several years.Given this, perhaps it’s unsurprising that the Army is continuing a push to transform its human resource practices.
The Challenges of Ranger School and How to Overcome Them
WEBThe RPA requires students to complete 49 push-ups, 59 sit-ups, a 5-mile run in 40:00 minutes, and six chin-ups from the dead hang. Of the testable events of RAP week, the RPA is the biggest killer. This is a challenge you can overcome. There is no Ranger School standard or quota as many believe.
The Five Reasons Wars Happen
WEBThe Five Reasons Wars Happen. Christopher Blattman | 10.14.22. Whether it is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear strikes or Chinese belligerence in the Taiwan Strait, the United States seems closer to a great power war than at any time in recent decades. But while the risks are real and the United States must prepare for
Rethinking Civil-Military Relations for Modern Strategy
WEBEditor’s note: This is the first article in “Rethinking Civ-Mil,” a series that endeavors to present expert commentary on diverse issues surrounding civil-military relations in the United States.Read all articles in the series here.. Special thanks to MWI’s research director, Dr. Max Margulies, and MWI research fellow Dr. Carrie A. Lee for their …
Feral Cities, Pandemics, and the Military
WEBFeral Cities, Pandemics, and the Military. In this episode of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project podcast, John Spencer is joined by Dr. Richard Norton. He is a professor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College and a retired US Navy commander. While in the Navy, he served extensively at sea on cruisers and destroyers, as well as
Women Aren’t the Problem. Standards Are.
WEBChanging culture takes time. It took the US infantry fifty-five years and thousands of deaths to abandon the idea of trench warfare.It took the US cavalry twenty-five years to accept that armored tanks were better than horses against a machine gun. It took the US Supreme Court almost sixty years to decide that “separate but equal” was …
A Better Approach to Urban Operations: Treat Cities like Human …
WEBMaj. John Spencer is a scholar with the Modern War Institute at West Point. A former Ranger Instructor, he has held the ranks of private to sergeant first class and lieutenant to major while serving in ranger, airborne, light, and mechanized infantry units during his 23 years as an infantryman. He looks forward to connecting via Twitter
LSCO Lessons: What the Army Should Be Learning about Large …
WEBFrom the second paragraph of our article above: "We must always recognize that every war is unique and that none perfectly predicts the next. Certainly, our way forward must be shaped not just by the current conflict in Ukraine, but also by Gaza in 2021, Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014, Georgia in 2008, …
An Autistic Soldier Wants You to Read This
WEBOur research found that “within the U.S. population, an estimated 5–20 percent of people are dyslexic, 9.4 percent of children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and more than 2 percent of the U.S. population is autistic.”. Another study indicated that nearly two-thirds of American children who are diagnosed with ADHD are on prescription
Ending the Churn: To Solve the Recruiting Crisis, the Army Should …
WEBFurthermore, since the 1800s, the Army has relied on the relatively impoverished South, which lagged in industrialization, to provide a disproportionate share of recruits.The South has been catching up to the rest of the country. In the 1980s, the Midwest had 25 percent more workers in industry than in the South.
We Don’t Need Another National Biodefense Strategy
WEBHaving one national biodefense strategy offers a façade of simplicity and organization that three separate strategies will not. The medical community (military and non-military) will not argue against a single national biodefense strategy as long as it means more resources to put against more diseases.
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