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Navy fitness rules in 2026: PFA, PRT and body composition

The Navy's Physical Fitness Assessment, or PFA, is a body composition assessment plus the Physical Readiness Test. A Sailor passes the PRT with Probationary, worth 45 points, or better in every event. In 2026 the PFA runs in two cycles: 1 January to 30 June and 1 July to 31 December.

  • Navy PRT calculatorPush-ups, plank and the 1.5 mile run, row or swim, with the category for each event.
  • Navy PRT standardsThe PRT tables for all 11 age groups, at sea level and above 5,000 feet.
  • Navy body fat calculatorThe two-step body composition check from the June 2026 guide: waist first, then body fat.

The governing instruction, OPNAVINST 6110.1L CH-1, is named on the Navy's physical readiness page. The guides and messages below carry the tables and procedures, and they are the documents these tools follow.

  • Guide-1, Physical Readiness Program policies, August 2026: cycles, failures, the Bad Day retest, exemptions.
  • Guide-4, Body Composition Assessment, June 2026: the waist-to-height step and the body fat tables.
  • Guide-5B, Combat Arms Occupations, June 2026: the combat fitness test and its standards.
  • Guide-5A, Physical Readiness Test, December 2025: the PRT events and Tables 4-1 and 4-2.
  • NAVADMIN 264/25, Navy Physical Readiness Program for Calendar Year 2026, 30 December 2025: the 2026 cycles and the one-time reset.
  • Fact sheet for NAVADMIN 264/25, December 2025: a summary of the 2026 changes.
  • Physical Readiness Program questions and answers, updated 4 November 2026: later clarifications.
  1. The questions and answers were updated. A Sailor can request to reenlist after a failed assessment, mock assessments no longer count for advancement eligibility, and knuckle push-ups and detachable fans are not allowed. Leaving the Fitness Enhancement Program takes Good-Low or better (Good-High for combat arms) in every event.
  2. Guide-1 was dated. It sets the Bad Day retest, the limit on the bike when body composition is waived, the High-Performance exemption, three failures in four years and the Special assessment.
  3. Cycle-2 began. Combat arms Sailors take the combat fitness assessment in this cycle, and combat fitness test failures in Cycle-2 2026 bring the Fitness Enhancement Program without administrative action (Guide-1, Guide-5B).
    • Guide-5B was dated, with the combat fitness test events and standards for SEAL, SWCC, explosive ordnance disposal and fleet diver.
    • Guide-4 was dated. It sets the waist-to-height limit at 0.5499 and body fat limits at 26 percent for men and 36 percent for women, with Tables 1 to 3.
  5. Fitness reports and evaluations began to carry Block 29: overall pass or fail, the body composition result, the average PRT score and the overall category (fact sheet).
  6. Postpartum Sailors who are medically cleared must take the assessment in the cycle in which their 12 month deferment ends (NAVADMIN 264/25).
  7. The guides were implemented, and Sailors with failures became subject to administrative actions. Three failures in four years lead to separation processing, and promotion is blocked after failing the most recent assessment, starting with Cycle-1 2026 (NAVADMIN 264/25, Guide-1).
  8. NAVADMIN 264/25 was released. It announces the 2026 cycles, a one-time reset to zero for failures before 1 January 2026, and updated policy.
    • The one-time reset covers failures before 1 January 2026 for reenlistment, advancement, promotion and continuation. Other programs still consider earlier failures (NAVADMIN 264/25, fact sheet).
    • Guide-5A was dated. It holds the PRT tables now in use, Table 4-1 and Table 4-2, and the procedures for the row, swim, treadmill and bike.
    • The High-Performance exemption changed. A Sailor over the body fat limit can still pass with an overall Outstanding-Low and Excellent-Medium or better in all three PRT events, and the Fitness Enhancement Program is still required (fact sheet).
    • Body composition became a two-step process: waist-to-height ratio for all Sailors, then a body fat calculation for those at or over 0.5500 (fact sheet, NAVADMIN 264/25).
    • Two cycles a year were set: 1 January to 30 June and 1 July to 31 December 2026. Active Sailors take two assessments and reserve Sailors at least one (NAVADMIN 264/25, fact sheet).
    • The NAVADMIN lists the major changes: physical training every workday, combat arms assessment and testing, personnel actions and fitness report entries, postpartum participation and updated body composition policy.
  10. Combat arms professions were identified and their fitness requirements issued in a Military Fitness Standards memo dated 30 September 2025 (cited in Guide-5B).

Rules last checked against the Navy documents on .

What the Navy tests today

A Sailor arriving cold faces two parts in each cycle. The body composition assessment comes first and takes three measurements: height, waist and weight. Step 1 divides waist by height, and a ratio of 0.5499 or lower is within standards. A higher ratio goes to Step 2, which looks up body fat in the Navy's tables, with limits of 26 percent for men and 36 percent for women.

The Physical Readiness Test follows the body composition assessment by at least 24 hours and no more than 45 days. It has push-ups, a forearm plank and a cardio event, each scored up to 100 points. The 1.5 mile run is the standard cardio event. A commanding officer may allow the row, a swim, a treadmill or a stationary bike instead.

Passing takes at least 45 points, the Probationary level, in every event. The overall score is the average of the event points.

Sailors in combat arms jobs (SEAL, SWCC, explosive ordnance disposal and fleet diver) take a separate combat fitness assessment in Cycle-2. The Coast Guard has its own fitness program and is not covered here.

What is the Navy PFA?

The Physical Fitness Assessment. It is a body composition assessment plus the Physical Readiness Test, or PRT. The PRT has push-ups, a forearm plank and one cardio event, usually the 1.5 mile run.

How many Navy PRTs are there in 2026?

Two cycles: 1 January to 30 June and 1 July to 31 December. Active Component Sailors take two fitness assessments a year. Reserve Component Sailors take at least one.

What is a passing Navy PRT score?

Under Guide-5A (December 2025), Probationary, worth 45 points, in every event. One failed event fails the whole PRT. The overall score is the average of the three event scores.

Did the Navy reset past fitness failures?

Yes, once. NAVADMIN 264/25 resets failures before 1 January 2026 to zero for reenlistment, advancement, promotion and continuation decisions. Other programs still look at earlier failures.

Does the Coast Guard use these standards?

No. The Coast Guard has its own fitness program, and it is not covered here.

Sources

7 official documents
  1. Navy Physical Readiness Program. Guide-1, Physical Readiness Program (PRP) Policies, August 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. Navy Physical Readiness Program. Guide-4, Body Composition Assessment (BCA), June 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
  3. Navy Physical Readiness Program. Guide-5A, Physical Readiness Test (PRT), December 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
  4. Navy Physical Readiness Program. Guide-5B, Policies and Fitness Testing for Combat Arms Occupations, June 2026. Read 12 November 2026.
  5. Chief of Naval Personnel. NAVADMIN 264/25, Navy Physical Readiness Program for Calendar Year 2026, 30 December 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
  6. Navy Physical Readiness Program. Changes to Physical Readiness Program (PRP) Fact Sheet, December 2025. Read 12 November 2026.
  7. Navy Physical Readiness Program. Physical Readiness Program Frequently Asked Questions, updated 4 November 2026. Read 12 November 2026.

By the Military PT Test Calculator team. Every Navy date and rule comes from the guides, the NAVADMIN and the questions and answers named in the list of rule sets. Each entry was copied from its document on 12 November 2026.

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