page_title: United States Army Physical Fitness Test
hierarchical_section_title: United States Army Physical Fitness Test
caption_attribution_description: English: picture of US soldiers taking an APFT from a US military ran website located at www.usaac.army.mil
context_page_description: The Army Physical Fitness Test is designed to test the muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the United States Army. Soldiers are scored based on their performance in three events consisting of the push-up, sit-up, and a two-mile run, ranging from 0 to 100 points in each event. A minimum score of 60 in each event is required to pass the test. The soldier's overall score is the sum of the points from the three events. If a soldier passes all three events, the total may range from 180 to 300.
  Active component and Active Guard Reserve component Soldiers are required to take a "record" APFT at least twice each calendar year. Army Reservists and National Guard Soldiers are required to take a "record" test once per calendar year. Army Regulation 350–1 states that record APFTs for TPU Soldiers must be separated by eight months; this does not change, regardless of their duty status, i.e., active duty, annual training, etc. Army reservist and national guardsmen components do not change upon deployment or entering active duty status.
context_section_description: The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is designed to test the muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the United States Army. Soldiers are scored based on their performance in three events consisting of the push-up, sit-up, and a two-mile run, ranging from 0 to 100 points in each event.  A minimum score of 60 in each event is required to pass the test.  The soldier's overall score is the sum of the points from the three events. If a soldier passes all three events, the total may range from 180 to 300.
  Active component and Active Guard Reserve (AGR) component Soldiers are required to take a "record" (meaning for official records) APFT at least twice each calendar year. Army Reservists (Troop Program Unit - TPU) and National Guard Soldiers are required to take a "record" test once per calendar year. Army Regulation 350–1 states that record APFTs for TPU Soldiers must be separated by eight months; this does not change, regardless of their duty status, i.e., active duty (under Title 10), annual training, etc. Army reservist and national guardsmen components do not change upon deployment or entering active duty status.  FM 7-22 covers the administration of the APFT, as well as ways to conduct individual, squad and unit level physical training sessions
  If, due to a diagnosed medical condition, a soldier is temporarily unable to conduct one or more of the events in the record APFT, the soldier can be granted an extension to allow him or her to overcome his or her injury and return to an acceptable level of physical fitness. If a soldier has a permanent medical condition that keeps him or her from conducting the two mile run, an alternative aerobic event consisting of either a 2.5-mile walk, an 800-yard swim, or 6.2-mile cycle ride is taken. There are no alternate events for the push-up or sit-up.
caption: Minnesotan national guardsman in 2004, performing a push-up.
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