APFT Standards
The Army Physical Fitness Test is a key part of the ROTC experience. Soldiers are given a score based of performance consisting of three events, the sit-up (SU), push-up (PU) and a two mile run. A passing score is 180/300 or higher with a minimum score of 60 in each event. Army Field Manual FM 21-20 covers the administration of the APFT, as well as ways to conduct personal, squad and unit level physical training (PT) sessions.
A soldier is required to take a "record" (meaning for official records) APFT once every 6 months. If, due to a diagnosed medical condition, a soldier is temporarily unable to conduct one or more of the events in the record APFT, the soldier can be granted an extension to allow him or her to overcome his or her injury and return to an acceptable level of physical fitness.
Below are the calculation standards for all three events.
