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NATO puts defense of Europe on hold until ACFT rolled out

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NATO puts defense of Europe on hold until ACFT rolled out

We can't go into this half-assed.

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Feb 5, 2022
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NATO puts defense of Europe on hold until ACFT rolled out

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By Cat Astronaut

As tensions rise in Eastern Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has announced it is putting its defense of the continent on hold until the U.S. Army formally implements the Army Combat Fitness Test. 

“While defending the western world from a resurgent and belligerent Russia is important, it is much more important that every soldier completes this holistic assessment of their physical fitness,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. “We wouldn’t want someone defending Europe if they couldn’t do leg tucks.”

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