July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's autumn physical fitness assessment cycle will be suspended to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Navy announced.
A NAVADMIN, or naval administrative message, announced the change on Tuesday, saying that sailors will not take the assessment, normally conducted twice each year, and their military records will indicate that they were "excused" from the test. It is the second consecutive fitness cycle suspended by the Navy because of the pandemic.