THE ARMY FITNESS TEST IS SO EASY THAT I COULD PASS IT: Cotton Slams Biden’s ‘Pathetic’ Army Fitness Standards. And I’m not 18.

My nephew, who joined the Army two years ago, spent 6 months lifting weights and running with a heavy pack, and said the physical stuff was the easiest part of boot camp and that he hadn’t needed to do all that work ahead of time. But he wasn’t sorry he did.

UPDATE: In response to questions in the comments, here’s an earlier post with more details. And here’s a story showing the test and what it takes to pass. I think I could get a top score on everything but the two-mile run, even in the 17-21 age range, and I’m a middle-aged law professor of no particular athletic gifts. I could pass the run, but not at the top, as I don’t normally run, aside from some interval sprints sometimes. 340lbs on the hex bar deadlift is literally a warmup weight for me, and it’s a 100 score for someone 17-21.

And note this: “That minimum run time for male soldiers is a minute longer than the previous version of the ACFT that the Army previously trialed, following data showing the run is by far the most failed event for both genders.”