  The Army's Baseline Soldier Physical Readiness Requirements Study (BSPRRS)
was a multiyear effort designed to inform evidence-based change in the Army's
physical fitness test of record from a gender- and age-specific standard to a
gender- and age-neutral standard based on recurring, physically demanding tasks
encountered by soldiers. The physical fitness test events determined by BSPRRS
became the six-event Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). A close examination of
the BSPRRS model reveals critical mistakes and the lack of rigorous
cross-validation.
