Weimer, a longtime Green Beret, became the Army’s top enlisted soldier in August after previously serving as the senior enlisted leader for U.S. And, so, I look forward to taking a whole bunch of ACFTs.” The ACFT has “really been a critical tool for us in the entire holistic health and fitness arena to change the culture of fitness,” Weimer said. While top Army officials have touted the ACFT as a vast improvement to the APFT, some lawmakers have spent years pushing back on the assessment over a variety of issues, including its standards for men and women and the amount of equipment needed to train and take the test. The ACFT, which the Army spent years and tens of millions of dollars developing, is meant to simulate the physical stresses soldiers face in combat. Both chambers in July passed their version of the legislation, which sets annual Pentagon policy and spending priorities, but must rectify differences within the versions before one compromised bill approved by Congress can be sent to the White House to be signed into law by the president. But the Senate version of the bill would mandate the Army dump the ACFT, at least temporarily, in favor of its old test, the three-event Army Physical Fitness Test, or APFT. Visit VA.gov to learn more about VA’s benefits and services.The House-passed version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act would force the Army to adopt gender-neutral standards for the ACFT. The organization also shares articles and resources through monthly subscriptions, ePapers, special publications, mobile apps, email newsletters, digital access and home deliveries. Its content ranges from news and living to sports and travel. military multimedia organization with exclusive coverage on domestic and international events, as well as news pertaining to Veterans and members of the Armed Forces. In addition, the guide include links to helpful resources, such as program eligibility information, yearly benefit program reports, application directions, VBA contact information and much more. It also features a welcome message from Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits Mike Frueh, explaining how service members, Veterans, caregivers, survivors and their families can get started with taking advantage of what VBA has to offer. Home loan guaranty programs and housing assistance.Written and reviewed by VBA subject matter experts across the administration, the Veterans Benefits Guide contains information about financial assistance, career planning and guidance, home loan assistance, and answers some of the most commonly asked questions on a variety of benefits and services, including: You can find the digital version of the Veterans Benefits Guide here. I think a lot of people will find it extremely helpful.” “The Veterans Benefits Guide has such great information on our ever-growing list of programs offered to service members and Veterans. “We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Stars and Stripes again on this project,” said Joshua Jacobs, senior advisor for Policy, Performing the Delegable Duties of the Under Secretary for Benefits.
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