Stop in for a cup of coffee

Haha in some cases yes.

but no, they’re not scraping the combat fitness test. Just modifying the standards too it. (Which btw, my fat *** passed the practice diagnostic one last month) . The problem is, people wear themselves out on all the stuff BEFORE the 2 mile run. Just do the minimums and pace yourselve. It’s been sold as this super *** kicking test and honesty, the old test wasn’t any easier or harder. Just less events. I’m happy sit ups are done. Sit-ups killed my knee, simply cause if my knee remains at a certain angle for long, It swells.

Sit ups destroy your hip flexors and have nothing to do with abdominal strength. There are better ways to assess.

I've always been a fan of MOS-based fitness tests.. but I'm also a believer that combat arms and special operations troops with over 6 years in the skill should get 5 -10% more in retirement pay than average troops. But I'm HIGHLY biased.