page_title: United States Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test
hierarchical_section_title: United States Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Marines perform situps during a physical fitness test March 17, 2010, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The Marines were students in the first iteration of the Marine Corps Corporals Course held at the base. The course was designed to provide Marine corporals with the education and leadership skills necessary to lead Marines.
context_page_description: The United States Marine Corps requires that all Marines perform a Physical Fitness Test and a Combat Fitness Test once per calendar year. Each test must be held at an interval of six months. The same standards apply for reservists. The PFT ensures that Marines are keeping physically fit and in a state of physical readiness. It consists of pull-ups or push-ups, crunches and a 3-mile run.
  On 1 October 2008 the Marine Corps introduced the additional pass/fail Combat Fitness Test to the fitness requirements. The CFT is designed to measure abilities demanded of Marines in a war zone.
  Effective 1 January 2017, the PFT and CFT requirements have been updated to be somewhat more competitive. Up to date scoring charts can be found here.
context_section_description: The United States Marine Corps requires that all Marines perform a Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and a Combat Fitness Test  (CFT) once per calendar year. Each test must be held at an interval of six months. The same standards apply for reservists. The PFT ensures that Marines are keeping physically fit and in a state of physical readiness. It consists of pull-ups or push-ups, crunches and a 3-mile run.
  On 1 October 2008 the Marine Corps introduced the additional pass/fail Combat Fitness Test (CFT) to the fitness requirements. The CFT is designed to measure abilities demanded of Marines in a war zone.
  Effective 1 January 2017, the PFT and CFT requirements have been updated to be somewhat more competitive. Up to date scoring charts can be found here.
caption: Number of crunches depends on age for a perfect score of 100 points for this event.
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