Army fitness rules in 2026: tests, standards and changes
The Army now tests three things: the five-event Army Fitness Test, a pass or fail Combat Field Test for combat specialties, and a waist-to-height ratio that must come in under 0.55.
Army calculators and charts
- AFT score calculatorPoints for all five Army Fitness Test events, the total, and what the next point costs.
- AFT standards chartThe Army Fitness Test score tables by age group, for the general and the combat standard.
- Army body fat calculatorThe waist-to-height check that replaced the Army tape test in July 2026.
- Army height and weight calculatorThe weight range for your height, for applicants and from the retired screening table.
Army rule sets in force
- Army Fitness Test Score Tables, approved 15 May 2025, effective 1 June 2025: the points for every Army Fitness Test event, by age group.
- Army Directive 2025-06, Army Fitness Test, 17 April 2025: the pass marks, the combat and general standards, and how often soldiers test.
- Army Directive 2026-07, Army Physical Fitness Standards, 17 April 2026: the Combat Field Test and the three added combat specialties.
- ATP 7-22.01, the Army's fitness testing publication, 12 March 2026: how each event is run and graded, including the alternate events.
- Army Directive 2026-13, Army Body Composition Program and Standards, 1 July 2026: the waist-to-height standard of under 0.55.
- AR 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness, 27 June 2019, latest administrative revision 29 September 2025: the height and weight tables for applicants (Tables 2-1 and 2-2).
- AR 601-210, Regular Army and Reserve Components Enlistment Program, 20 March 2026, effective 20 April 2026: the enlistment rules, which send applicants to AR 600-9 or AR 40-501 for height and weight.
- AR 600-9, The Army Body Composition Program, 16 July 2019, administrative revision 27 February 2025: the screening weight table and tape method that Directive 2026-13 discontinued for soldiers.
What changed, newest first
- Scheduled: full implementation of the Combat Field Test, 365 days after Army Directive 2026-07. Until then no administrative action is taken solely for a failed Combat Field Test.
- Army Directive 2026-13 makes the waist-to-height ratio, under 0.55, the only body composition standard. The height and weight screening tables are discontinued for soldiers.
- The combat standard of 350 applies to the rest of the Reserve and the National Guard, under Army Directive 2025-06.
- Army Directive 2026-07 requires the Combat Field Test for combat specialties and adds 12D, 89D and 89E to the combat specialties.
- ATP 7-22.01, the Army's fitness testing publication, is published and replaces the 1 October 2020 edition.
- The combat standard of 350 applies to the Regular Army, the Active Guard Reserve and Reserve soldiers on orders of more than 60 days, under Army Directive 2025-06.
- The Army Fitness Test is used for all promotion actions, under Army Directive 2025-06.
- Army Directive 2025-18 changes the Army Body Composition Program, with a 30 day transition.
- The Army Fitness Test replaces the Army Combat Fitness Test, and the Army Fitness Test Score Tables take effect, under Army Directive 2025-06.
- The Army Fitness Test Score Tables are approved.
- Army Directive 2025-06 sets the Army Fitness Test, with a general and a combat standard.
Army rules last compared with the official documents on 12 November 2026.
Five events and two pass marks
The Army physical fitness test today is the Army Fitness Test, or AFT. It has five events taken in order on one day: a 3 repetition maximum deadlift, a hand-release push-up, a sprint-drag-carry, a plank and a 2 mile run. Each event is scored from 0 to 100 points by age group and, on the general standard, by sex.
Every soldier needs at least 60 points in each event. The general standard also asks for a total of 300. Soldiers serving in combat specialties are held to the combat standard, which asks for a total of 350. The AFT replaced the Army Combat Fitness Test on 1 June 2025.
The AFT score calculator adds up your five results. The AFT standards chart shows every point row for every age group.
Event rules and the scorecard
Graders record every result on DA Form 705-TEST, the Army Fitness Test Scorecard, which ATP 7-22.01 prescribes. The event rules sit in separate guides: the hand-release push-up, the sprint-drag-carry and the alternate events that can replace the run. The combat and general standards guide lists the specialties on the higher pass mark.
A pass or fail test for combat specialties
Soldiers serving in combat specialties also take the Combat Field Test, which Army Directive 2026-07 added on 17 April 2026. It is pass or fail, with no points and no score table. It does not replace the AFT.
The test is one continuous run through seven stages, timed as a whole.
- A 1 mile run.
- 30 dead-stop push-ups.
- A 100 meter sprint.
- 16 forty-pound sandbag lifts onto a 65 inch platform.
- A 50 meter carry of two 5 gallon water cans of 40 pounds each.
- A 50 meter movement drill.
- A second 1 mile run.
Soldiers wear the Army Combat Uniform and boots, with no headgear.
The directive says the Army will publish the time standard separately, and it prints none. Regular Army, Active Guard Reserve and Reserve soldiers on orders of 365 days or more take one Combat Field Test and one AFT a year. Failures carry no administrative action solely for the test until full implementation on 17 April 2027.
The waist-to-height check
Army Directive 2026-13 made waist-to-height ratio the only body composition standard on 1 July 2026. The standard is a ratio below 0.55. A soldier at 0.55 or above gets a confirmation measurement on the same duty day from a different team, and is flagged and enrolled in the Army Body Composition Program if the standard is still not met.
The directive discontinued the height and weight screening tables for soldiers and allows no tape test to challenge the result. Soldiers are measured at least twice a year. Separation for failing the check is on hold until Army headquarters finishes a 180 day assessment and issues new guidance. The Army body fat calculator works out the ratio.
Applicants are a separate case. The enlistment regulation still points them to the height and weight tables in AR 40-501 and AR 600-9, and Directive 2026-13 does not mention them. The Army height and weight calculator covers those tables.
Army guides
- Which jobs are on the combat standard, and what each standard needs
- What counts as a good AFT score, and the highest score
- How a hand-release push-up is counted
- How far the sprint-drag-carry is and how it runs
- Which events can replace the AFT run, and their times
- What changed from the ACFT to the AFT
Army fitness test questions
What is the Army PT test now?
The Army's record fitness test is the Army Fitness Test. It has five events, each scored from 0 to 100 points, and it replaced the Army Combat Fitness Test on 1 June 2025.
How many points do you need to pass the Army fitness test?
Under Army Directive 2025-06, at least 60 points in every event. The general standard also needs a total of 300, and the combat standard needs a total of 350.
Does every soldier take the Combat Field Test?
No. Army Directive 2026-07 requires it for soldiers serving in combat specialties. It does not replace the Army Fitness Test, which those soldiers still take.
Did the Army drop the tape test?
Yes for soldiers. Army Directive 2026-13 made the waist-to-height ratio the only body composition standard from 1 July 2026 and discontinued the height and weight screening tables.
Army questions that reach across services
Sources
10 official documents
- US Army. Army Fitness Test Score Tables, approved 15 May 2025, effective 1 June 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
- Army Publishing Directorate. Army Directive 2025-06, Army Fitness Test, 17 April 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
- Army Publishing Directorate. Army Directive 2026-07, Army Physical Fitness Standards, 17 April 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
- Army Publishing Directorate. ATP 7-22.01, the Army's fitness testing publication, 12 March 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
- Army Publishing Directorate. Army Directive 2026-13, Army Body Composition Program and Standards, 1 July 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
- Army Publishing Directorate. Army Directive 2025-18, Appearance, Grooming, and Army Body Composition Program Standards, 12 September 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
- Army Publishing Directorate. AR 600-9, The Army Body Composition Program, administrative revision 27 February 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
- Army Publishing Directorate. AR 601-210, Regular Army and Reserve Components Enlistment Program, 20 March 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
- Army Publishing Directorate. AR 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness, administrative revision 29 September 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
- US Army. Army Fitness Test overview, events and frequently asked questions. Read 12 November 2026.
By the Military PT Test Calculator team. Dates and numbers in the rule list were copied from the Army directives, regulations and score tables named beside them. Each item was copied twice from its document and the two copies were compared.
Last updated on 13 November 2026. How pages are made: editorial policy.