I have already talked to my guys about this, we can see problems for the national guard guys. We usually go to the local high school track to administer a PT test, now we will have to have a bit of gear and a course set up. Like Jeff and some of the others have said, a big reason for the old test was that almost no special equipment was needed. Now we will need cones, balance boards, ammo cans, sled dummies, weapons (dummy or otherwise) and field gear. This will limit how and when some soldiers can take the tests. If you are going to a school, you have to have a recent PT test. I could see them stretching that standard to say; "If the soldier is current and in good standing with their unit for PT", then can go to the school.
I have a permanent profile for lower leg pain, I wonder how this will affect my events?
But yes, for decades now, army PT has been a game of stretching what you need to to pass the test, with little rooted in reality. I don't know if this is the solution, but it's a step in the right direction. Ht/wt needs to be gone over too.