Inspectors general get hands-on experience with Army Combat Fitness Test
Story by Thomas Ruyle U.S. Army Inspector General Agency FORT BELVOIR, Virginia – More than 100 Army inspectors general, both soldiers and civilians attending the World Wide Inspector General Conference, gathered early on April 10 at Specker Field House here to get an up close look at the new Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. A team of five Army fitness instructors assigned to Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis, Virginia, provided a demonstration of each event, then invited IG personnel to try it for themselves. Maj. Joseph Flores, a physical therapist who is the officer in charge of the ACFT Mobile Training Team based at Fort Eustis, said educating the inspector general community is key to successfully implementing the ACFT. “With the ACFT being the new ‘inventory item’ for the Army, we feel it is important that inspectors general understand the new test, its execution, and grading standards so that if any issues arise and the ACFT is the focal point ... th...