While Sgt. Elvis Palarchie sidesteps across the testing field during the fitness portion of Army Medicine’s regional Best Warrior competition, Spec. Kaitlyn Martin heads toward the finish line during the 90-pound sled drag. The sprint, drag and carry segments are part of the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). Both Soldiers completed the ACFT during the Army Medicine (Central Region) Best Warrior competition, held April 8-12 and hosted by Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas. Palarchie earned Noncommissioned Officer of the Year honors for Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, La., while Spec. Kaitlyn Martin represented Reynolds Army Community Hospital, Fort Sill, Okla., as Soldier of the Year. The 6-part Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) incorporates functional fitness exercises such as dead lifts, pull-ups, sprinting, power throws and other exercises to mimic battlefield tasks such as extracting casualties, pulling vehicles, lifting heavy equipment boxes, jumping across and over obstacles and reacting quickly to direct and indirect fire. It will replace the current physical fitness readiness test October 2020. The winners of the CRDAMC-hosted competition will next compete in the Army Medicine Best Warrior contest that will be held May 29-June 1 at Fort Jackson, S.C.
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.09.2019 13:02 |
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| VIRIN: | 190410-A-YA619-680 |
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| Location: | FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US |
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