The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and the Health of the Active Component Understanding the Link Between the ACFT and Personnel Health and Injuries / DANIEL HICKS, CARRA S. SIMS, MARY AVRIETTE, MAX STEINER, SARAH BAKER.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hicks, Daniel

Contributor:

Sims, Carra S.

Avriette, Mary

Steiner, Max

Baker, Sarah

Arroyo Center.

Rand Corporation.

United States. Army.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; A2005-1.

Report ; A2005-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Physical training.

United States.

Physical fitness--United States--Testing.

Physical fitness.

Soldiers--Wounds and injuries--United States.

Soldiers.

Armed Forces--Physical training.

Armed Forces.

Physical education and training, Military.

Operational readiness (Military science).

Enlisted Personnel.

Military Education and Training.

Operational Readiness.

Physical Exercise.

United States Army.

Local Subjects:

Enlisted Personnel.

Military Education and Training.

Operational Readiness.

Physical Exercise.

United States Army.

Physical Description:

xii, 106 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2025

Summary:

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) became the U.S. Army's physical fitness test of record in October 2022. The test is substantially different from the previous test and consists of six events intended to measure a more expansive set of capabilities: muscular strength and endurance, power, speed, agility, aerobic endurance, balance, flexibility, coordination, and reaction time. One of the Army's stated goals for the test was to reduce preventable injuries. More than half of soldiers experienced a new injury in 2021, so success in reducing the risk of injury could have a significant impact on both medical costs and lost workdays. Because the ACFT has been administered for a relatively short period, there are limited data available to assess the relationship between the ACFT and soldier health and injuries. Nevertheless, this research effort used available data to gain initial insights into this relationship. This study was part of RAND's independent assessment of the ACFT, focusing specifically on injury risk. To the extent that broader, more-holistic training is motivated by the more-expansive physical requirements of the ACFT, the literature suggests that the ACFT could in the long term lead to an overall reduction in injury rates. Many of the authors' recommendations focus on potential ACFT policy actions that the Army could take to help reduce preventable injuries and assess and monitor soldiers at risk.

Contents:

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

CHAPTER 2: Injuries, Health Indicators, and Health Care Expenditures

CHAPTER 3: The Relationship Between the ACFT and Injury: Timing and Injury Profile

CHAPTER 4: The Relationship Between the ACFT and Future Injury Risk

CHAPTER 5: Conclusions and Recommendations

APPENDIX A: Medical Event Records and ACFT Data

APPENDIX B: Technical Details of the Empirical Analysis

APPENDIX C: Injury Classification

APPENDIX D: Installation Injury Rates

APPENDIX E: Physical Fitness and Health Literature Review

Notes:

Title from PDF document (title page; viewed February 13, 2025)

"Prepared for the United States Army"

"RAND ARROYO CENTER"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-106)

Description from electronic resource

ISBN:

1977413587

9781977413581

OCLC:

1508069224