The Air Force s New PT Test Is Coming This July. Here s What We Know
Senior Airman Micah Coate holds the push-up portion for her mock Air Force Physical Training Test at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Micah Coate)
27 May 2021
The Air Force will introduce an updated physical fitness test for airmen and Space Force Guardians starting July 1, the service said Wednesday. It will boast a new scoring system and, eventually, new events from which to choose. We are moving away from a one-size-fits-all model, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles CQ Brown in a news release. More testing options will put flexibility in the hands of our Airmen where it belongs. … We know not all Airmen maintain their fitness the same way and may excel in different areas. Alternate components provide choices while still providing a mechanism to determine overall fitness.
Hundreds of airmen opt to leave Air Force amid sky-high retention 3 hours ago Airmen of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron load a C-17 engine onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 4. (Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal/Air Force) Hundreds of airmen have decided to leave the Air Force as part of the service’s effort to rebalance a glut of troops who stayed in longer than expected amid the coronavirus pandemic. About six months after it announced record retention rates, at least in part spurred by economic uncertainty, the Air Force said Thursday it will end its voluntary force management initiatives May 27.
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Are you eligible for early outs? Find out here January 25 Airmen with the 177th Security Forces Squadron form a barrier with riot shields during a training exercise in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. , in March 2020. The Air Force has announced voluntary force management programs to correct an overmanning problem, and security forces airmen could be eligible. (Airman Hunter Hires/Air National Guard) As it tries to solve a coronavirus-driven overmanning problem, the Air Force is offering active-duty airmen the opportunity to volunteer to leave service early or switch to the Reserve as part of an expanded Palace Chase program. And now, you can find out whether you might be eligible.