How do you feel about the army reducing physical fitness standards for females and older soldiers?

This is nothing more than Army leadership failing to acknowledge sunk costs on what was always a highly flawed test since inception. Instead of pulling the plug, like what happens in hundreds of failed RDT&E projects, Big Army doubles down on the program to avoid embarrassment. Now they don’t even claim it is an assessment of “combat readiness”, which was the whole point of the new test in the first place.

I think we all knew this would happen - and nothing on the ACFT was ever final anyway before this. So they didn't really reduce the standards when there were no set standards to begin with. The standards were constantly changing this whole time.

I have just over 2 years left to retire - I'll take this. I wouldn't mind if "phased implementation" was "phased" another year honestly!

I see it as the Army finally saw some common sense in that not every single Soldier is made the same. Some great at running...others not so much. Others are great at push ups...others not so much. And while the standards may be "lowered," it is still up to the Soldier to pass the events. Having done the 3 event test for years.....and now the ACFT, I can say that the new test....while with newer/updated standards....will kick your six.