Baseline soldier physical readiness requirements study

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Introduction: The Baseline Soldier Physical Readiness Study was conducted in order to determine the physical requirements for Soldiers in a combat environment. The study used physically demanding, commonly occurring and critical Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills (WTBD) and Common Soldier Tasks (CST) as a proxy for a wartime environment. There were three objectives: (1) determine the baseline physical requirements of WTBD/CST; (2) determine the WTBD/CST variability explained by the current Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT); and (3) determine if other common physical fitness test events were more predictive of Soldier success on WTBD/CSTs.