Guides to the military fitness tests
Each guide answers one question about a test, an event or a body composition rule, from the service's own published documents, with the document named and dated.
Every service
- Waist-to-height ratio in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and NavyFour services divide waist by height and draw the line differently: 0.55, a 20 point score, 0.52 or 0.5499. See the wording, rounding and what follows.
- Plank standards in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy testsThe longest plank that scores and the minimum in each service: Army 3:40 to 1:10, Marine Corps 3:45 and 1:10, with Air Force and Navy times by age and sex.
- 2 mile run times by age in the Army and Air ForceNo service publishes an average 2 mile run time. See 2 mile run times by age and sex for the minimum and for full points on the Army and Air Force tests.
- After a failed fitness test: what each service's documents sayRetest windows, restrictions and when separation starts after a failed fitness test in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, each with its document.
- What PT means in the military and what each service testsIn the military, PT stands for physical training. See what a PT test is, what each service calls its test today and which events it includes.
- The military tape test and where each service stands in 2026The military tape test estimates body fat from circumference measurements. See where the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy stand on it in 2026.
Army
- How far the sprint-drag-carry is and how it runsThe AFT sprint-drag-carry runs 250 meters as five 50 meter shuttles in a 25 meter lane: sprint, drag, lateral, carry, sprint. Sled and kettlebell weights.
- How the Army counts the hand-release push-upHow the Army counts the hand-release push-up: the start position, the T-position hand release, what voids a rep, the 2 minute limit and the rest position.
- What changed from the ACFT to the AFTThe AFT replaced the ACFT on 1 June 2025. See the new name, the five events, the two standards, the removed standing power throw and what carried over.
- What is a good AFT score, and what is the maximumThe AFT max score is 500 points. See what 60 to 100 points an event take, and the promotion points AR 600-8-19 gives for each AFT total.
- AFT combat standard or general standard: which jobs and what each needsAFT combat standards cover 24 Army specialties and need 350 points, against 300 on the general standard. See the dates by component and the profile rule.
- AFT alternate events: who may take them and the go timesAFT alternate events for soldiers on a permanent profile: a walk, bike, swim or row in place of the run. See the go times for every age group, men and women.
Air Force
- Does the Air Force run 2 miles now?The Air Force PT test now scores a 2 mile run or a 20 meter HAMR for 50 of 100 points. See Air Force 2 mile run times and what changed from 1.5 miles.
- How the 20 meter HAMR shuttle run worksThe Air Force 20 meter HAMR shuttle run has lines 20 meters apart and a beep that speeds up. See the three warnings and the shuttles for 50 and 35 points.
Marine Corps
- 3 mile run times by age on the Marine Corps PFTWhat is a good 3 mile run time? The Marine Corps PFT gives the time for 100 points and the minimum by age and sex, at sea level and altitude, and no average.
- What are the Marine Corps CFT events?The Marine Corps CFT has three events: an 880 yard run, a 2 minute ammo can lift and a 300 yard maneuver under fire. See the minimums and the 150 point pass.
Navy
- 1.5 mile run times by age on the Navy PRTNavy 1.5 mile run times by age and sex for four PRT categories, under and over 5,000 feet. The Navy publishes standards, not an average 1.5 mile run time.