New British Army Fitness Test 2019

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New british army fitness test 2019. Fitness test failure policy. The british army s new physical employment standards come into effect from april 1 2019. Previous military fitness assessments were two fold and included an annual fitness test aft combat fitness test cft and a personal fitness assessment pfa. Find out what you can expect from the fitness tests when you head to an army assessment centre to join as a soldier or officer.

Foi 2014 01133 13 04 72991 dated 23 june 2014. Non ground close combat non gcc. 1 0 introduction this article provides an overview of the british army s new physical employment standards pes or role fitness tests rft introduced in april 2019. The army s fitness experts attended a gruelling training session at the armour centre in bovington this week where they faced the new physical employment standards pes that they will deliver from april 1 2019 to all soldiers in ground close combat roles.

2014 22 000 british army troops found to be overweight and at risk of health problems in past three. So gone are the british army s old sit ups press ups and 1 5. Said to haul fitness assessments into the 21st century the new tests have been developed to reflect the reality of the demands placed on modern soldiers. Military annual training test matt 2 policy introduced in august 2008.

New army fitness test uk 2019 august 10 2020 british army s fitness standards british army physical employment tests for gurkhas in 2020 rohows join the british army as a foreigner army general administrative instruction. The pes are part of the military annual training tests matts that soldiers must undertake during their careers specifically matt 2 fitness. The run normally this is a 2km 1 2 mile run after an 800m 0 5 mile warm up jog for between 6 min 30 sec and 7 min. Aft cft otherwise known as a tactical advance into battle tab is a weighted loaded and timed march wearing uniform and carrying a weapon.

The new standards will come into effect for all ground close combat gcc roles from april 1st 2019. The magazine of the british army. In the interim non gcc personnel will continue to complete the current annual fitness test.