Soldiers from 19th Engineer Battalion participate in evaluation phase of new combat fitness test
Story by Eric Pilgrim Fort Knox FORT KNOX, Kentucky – Soldiers from 19th Engineer Battalion braved sub-freezing temperatures Jan. 29-31 to participate in training sessions sponsored by the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training that are designed to help Army leaders evaluate and improve the new Army Combat Fitness Test. Army Reserve trainers gathered early Jan. 29 at Flipper Field behind Natcher Physical Fitness Center to run about 20 Soldiers from 19th through the six-event test. After a short block of instruction by the trainers, many Soldiers whooped and hollered as others tackled the obstacles. “The testing piece is relatively intuitive, and our Soldiers picked up on that very quickly,” said Capt. Kyle Maxwell, an assistant S3 plans officer at 19th ENG Battalion. “I don’t think there’s going to be too much headache as far as implementation of this new style of physical fitness assessment.” The battalion is one of 63 active duty units across the Army participatin...