IPPT to be simplified, easier to train for and pass

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Changes are afoot for the annual physical fitness test, which will be simplified so that servicemen will find it easier to train for and pass the Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT).

The SAF is finalising changes to the test, which will likely include scrapping some test stations. Today's IPPT has five stations: the chin-up, standing broad jump, 4x10m shuttle, sit-up and the 2.4km run.

The changes will be announced by army chief Perry Lim "within the next few months".

With the new test, SAF servicemen, including active personnel and operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen), will be able to "train in their own environment for types of exercises which are simpler to do".

Changes made will not be "without diluting fitness standards".

The latest IPPT revision will bring the SAF test in line with its American and Australian counterparts, which have three or four test components.