(NewsNation) — The U.S. Army announced Tuesday that it will be ending the program used to select officers for command roles.

The Command Assessment Program, or CAP, was used to "facilitate(s) the selection of battalion and brigade commanders, brigade command sergeants major, and medical service corps and acquisition corps professionals" through an "in-depth assessment process," according to Army documents on CAP.

The program, reminiscent of the NFL combine, put candidates through rigorous physical and mental trials, including fitness tests, psychological evaluations, peer evaluations, written and verbal communication assessments and more.

CAP was initially implemented to reduce biases in the selection of officers for command roles by establishing a more holistic selection process.

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