The Navy will hold a single, six-month physical fitness assessment cycle during calendar year 2021, allowing the service to resume fitness testing while limiting Sailor exposure to COVID-19.
The cycle was announced in NAVADMIN 304/20, released Nov. 18. The message also detailed rollout plans for the forearm plank, which will replace the curl-up, and the 2000-meter row as a new optional cardio event.
âShifting the PFA cycle to March allows Navy to execute the PFA after the primary influenza season, leveraging outdoor venues as the weather warms,â Vice Adm. John B Nowell, Jr., the chief of naval personnel, wrote in the message.
The shift also âacknowledges the fact that while vaccines and therapeutics are expected to be available, their timing and impact are unknown.â