The Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, measures recruits' physical aptitude to perform to job standards at the end of training for the Army's most physically demanding occupations. After ...

NATICK, Mass. (Feb. 22, 2017) -- Mention the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, to Soldiers, and most will know about the battery of four physical performance tests that, starting in 2017 ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — Soldiers looking to become some of the most elite in the U.S. Army will be assessed with new physical benchmarks, starting in late April. The U.S. Army Infantry School ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (March 8, 2016) – Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commanding general, U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training, discusses the occupational physical fitness test during a senior ...

In the eight months since the U.S. Army launched the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, recruiting officials now see the test as a critical tool that was missing from the way the service predicts ...

Physical inactivity is a major modifiable risk factor for poor health-related quality of life, morbidity and mortality in patients with renal disease An urgent need exists for the better assessment ...

Consultation, training, and support for assessing physical activity and sleep behaviors using self-report tools and wearable devices. Services include device rental, data analysis, customized ...

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – The Army’s Expert Infantryman, Field Medical and Soldier badges will now share a common fitness assessment, while still maintaining the integrity and history of each ...