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 ...

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 ...

The importance placed on the physical examination in the assessment of patients with cardiovascular disorders appears to be declining, perhaps in part due to a paucity of data showing its value in the ...

Good old fashioned physical examination is just as dependable and accurate as high-tech diagnostics. Nearly 390 patients went through physical examinations at the Evaluation Study of Congestive Heart ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- On Tuesday, the Army began administering the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, to all recruits to assess their fitness for military occupational ...

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