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In the British Army, ground close combat roles have opened to women, however, they must pass the newly developed, gender‐neutral Role Fitness Tests for Soldiers (RFT(S)). Due to physiological differences between sexes, training that optimally prepares both sexes for military occupational demands and the RFT(S) is needed. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a 12‐week periodized strength and power programme with concurrent interval training on RFT(S) performance and determine if performance adaptations differed between sexes. 39 recruit‐aged (18–35 yrs) participants, including 21 men (29 ± 1 yrs) and 18 women (27 ± 1 yrs), completed the study. Participants performed 3 training sessions per week that included strength and power resistance training followed by interval training. Pre‐ to post‐training, improvements were observed for seated medicine ball throw (4.5%,  p  &lt; 0.001), casualty drag (29.8%,  p  &lt; 0.001), single lift (8.9%,  p  &lt; 0.001), water can carry (13.8%,  p  = 0.012), repeated lift and carry (6.5%,  p  &lt; 0.001), 2‐km load carriage (7.2%,  p  &lt; 0.001) and 2‐km run (3.2%,  p  = 0.021). Pre‐ to post‐training improvements were also observed for maximal squat (27.0%,  p  &lt; 0.001), bench press (8.9%,  p  &lt; 0.001) and deadlift (24.6%,  p  &lt; 0.001) maximal strength, but not upper body power or aerobic capacity. No differences in RFT(S) improvements were observed between sexes, however men performed better than women in all RFT(S) and physical performance measures. Concurrent resistance and interval training improves military occupational performance in men and women; however, women may need more training than men to pass the gender‐neutral RFT(S).

Twelve weeks of concurrent resistance and interval training improves military occupational task performance in men and women