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Marine Corps fitness rules: PFT, CFT and body composition

The Marine Corps scores two fitness tests a year, the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) from 1 January to 30 June and the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) from 1 July to 31 December. Each passes at 150 points with the minimum in every event. Since 1 January 2026 the Marine Corps also checks body composition by waist-to-height ratio.

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Marine Corps orders and messages in force

  • Marine Corps Order 6100.13A, Marine Corps Physical Fitness and Combat Fitness Tests. Issued 17 January 2018, with Administrative Change 5 dated 28 May 2025. The PFT and CFT events, score tables, classes, minimums and test periods.
  • MARADMIN 613/25, advance notification of changes to the Physical Fitness Test and body composition evaluation. 18 December 2025. The combat arms PFT standard and the 210 point requirement, in effect from 1 January 2026.
  • MARADMIN 066/26, change 1 to the advance notification. 26 February 2026. The waist-to-height ratio, how waist and height are measured and rounded, and the table of maximum waists.
  • MARADMIN 073/26, change 2 to the advance notification. 27 February 2026. Restates the waist-to-height standard as less than or equal to 0.52.
  • MARADMIN 358/26, guidance for the recording of body composition data. 7 August 2026. How waist, height and body fat are entered in the training records.
  • Marine Corps Bulletin 6110, Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance. 20 December 2024, administrative update 7 March 2025. Body fat standards and the Body Composition Program. The bulletin says it is cancelled in December 2025, yet the 2026 messages still cite it.
  • Waist-to-height ratio quick guide. No date printed. The measuring steps, the rounding examples and what happens at each ratio.

Dated changes, newest first

  1. MARADMIN 358/26 resumed recording of waist, height and body fat in the training records, with backdated scoresheets certified by 4 September 2026.
  2. Deadline for requests to waive a re-evaluation, set by MARADMIN 066/26.
  3. MARADMIN 073/26 restated the waist-to-height standard as less than or equal to 0.52.
  4. MARADMIN 066/26 set the waist-to-height standard at under 0.52, with a table of maximum waists, rounding rules and the body fat allowances for high PFT and CFT scores.
  5. The combat arms PFT rule in MARADMIN 613/25 took effect, and the waist-to-height ratio replaced the semiannual height and weight requirement.
  6. MARADMIN 613/25 announced the male, age-normed PFT standard and the 210 point requirement for combat arms Marines.
  7. An administrative update to Marine Corps Order 6100.13A replaced the word "gender" with "sex" in the plank table note and the CFT rules. No table value changed.
  8. An administrative update to Marine Corps Bulletin 6110 replaced "same-gender" with "same-sex".
  9. Marine Corps Bulletin 6110 was reissued. Bioelectrical impedance is used to verify body fat, and the 285 and 250 point allowances stayed as they were.
  10. Female body fat standards rose by 1 percent, as Marine Corps Bulletin 6110 records.
  11. Change 4 to Marine Corps Order 6100.13A set the plank maximum at 3:45 and the minimum at 1:10, effective 1 January 2022, and ended the crunch on 31 December 2022.

Rules last checked on 12 November 2026.

What the Marine Corps tests today

A Marine arriving cold faces three checks in a year. The Physical Fitness Test comes in the first half, from 1 January to 30 June. It has an upper-body event (pull-ups or push-ups), a plank and a 3 mile run, with a 5,000 meter row in place of the run for Marines aged 46 and older or for those with a medical reason. Each event is scored up to 100 points, push-ups up to 70, for a maximum of 300. Under Marine Corps Order 6100.13A, passing takes 150 points and the minimum in every event.

The Combat Fitness Test comes in the second half, from 1 July to 31 December. It has movement to contact, ammunition can lifts with a 30 pound can, and maneuver under fire. It is also scored to 300 with a pass mark of 150 and a minimum in each event. Both tests use the same three classes: 1st at 235 to 300, 2nd at 200 to 234 and 3rd at 150 to 199.

Body composition changed in 2026. The semiannual height and weight check gave way on 1 January 2026 to a waist-to-height ratio: waist measured at the navel and divided by height, both rounded down to the half inch. A ratio of 0.52 or less is within standard for men and women alike. A Marine over the limit gets a body fat evaluation by tape test or bioelectrical impedance, and body fat limits did not change.

Marines in listed combat arms jobs have an extra requirement from 1 January 2026: they are scored on the male, age-normed PFT standard and need 210 points. The Marine Corps PFT standards chart for every age group and sex explains what that rule says and what it leaves open.

Marine Corps fitness test questions

When is the Marine Corps PFT held?

Active duty Marines take it once a year between 1 January and 30 June. Reserve Marines use the same window, and a PFT score stays valid for two years for promotion if operations prevent annual testing.

When is the Marine Corps CFT held?

Between 1 July and 31 December each year. It has three events: movement to contact, ammunition can lifts and maneuver under fire, each scored up to 100 points.

What is the waist-to-height limit?

A ratio of 0.52 or less, for men and women alike. MARADMIN 066/26 set it on 26 February 2026 and MARADMIN 073/26 restated it as less than or equal to 0.52 the next day.

Is weight still part of body composition?

No. Weight is not used for the evaluation. Units still weigh Marines and enter the number in the training records, but a Marine is judged on waist and height.

What changed for combat arms Marines in 2026?

Since 1 January 2026 Marines in listed combat arms jobs are scored on the male, age-normed PFT standard and need 210 points. MARADMIN 613/25 of 18 December 2025 sets the rule.

Marine Corps questions answered in guides

Sources

6 official documents
  1. US Marine Corps. Marine Corps Order 6100.13A with Administrative Change 5, 28 May 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. US Marine Corps. MARADMIN 613/25, Advance notification of changes to the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test and body composition evaluation process, 18 December 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
  3. US Marine Corps. MARADMIN 066/26, Change 1 to the advance notification, 26 February 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
  4. US Marine Corps. MARADMIN 073/26, Change 2 to the advance notification, 27 February 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
  5. US Marine Corps. MARADMIN 358/26, Guidance for the recording of body composition data, 7 August 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
  6. US Marine Corps. Body Composition Program Standards, with MCBUL 6110 and the waist-to-height quick guide. Read 12 November 2026.

By the Military PT Test Calculator team. The order, the bulletin and the messages in the list of rule sets are the sources for every date and rule here. Each item was copied from its document on 12 November 2026.

Last updated on 13 November 2026. How pages are made: editorial policy.