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Military Fitness Test Guide — ACFT, APFT, Navy PRT & Air Force PT

Understand and score your military fitness test step by step — ACFT, APFT, Navy PRT, and Air Force PT scoring, plus service branch body fat standards.

Updated 2026-07-03

Overview

Each branch of the US military uses its own physical fitness test with different events, different scoring tables, and different body composition standards — which means a strong APFT score from a few years ago doesn't tell you anything about how you'd score on the current ACFT, and a Navy sailor's PRT results don't translate to Air Force PT standards. This guide walks through each major test and body composition standard so you can check where you actually stand.

These calculators reflect published scoring standards at time of writing. Always confirm against your branch's current official standard before an actual test, since these standards are periodically revised.

Step 1: Understand the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT)

The ACFT is the Army's current fitness test, testing six events — including strength and power movements like the deadlift and sprint-drag-carry — rather than the older APFT's three-event format. Each event is scored on a 0–100 scale based on your age and sex, with a required minimum score per event alongside a combined total.

Use the ACFT Calculator to score your performance across all six events and check both your individual event scores and overall total against the passing thresholds.

Step 2: Reference the Older APFT If Needed

The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) — push-ups, sit-ups, and a two-mile run — was the Army's standard before the ACFT replaced it. If you're comparing historical scores, working with older training records, or need the APFT for a specific context where it's still referenced, the APFT Calculator applies its three-event scoring tables.

Step 3: Score the Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT)

The Navy's PRT typically combines push-ups, curl-ups (or a plank hold alternative), and a 1.5-mile run into a composite fitness category, scored against age and sex-specific standards distinct from the Army's system. Use the Navy PRT Calculator to convert your raw event numbers into the Navy's official scoring categories.

Step 4: Score the Air Force PT Test

The Air Force's PT test structure — push-ups, a core event, and a 1.5-mile run — produces a composite score using its own scoring tables, separate from both the Army and Navy standards. The Air Force PT Calculator applies these branch-specific tables to your results.

Step 5: Check Your Body Composition Standard

Fitness test scoring and body composition standards are evaluated separately, and each branch uses its own tape-test formula rather than a generic body fat percentage estimate. The Army Body Fat Calculator and Navy Body Fat Calculator apply each branch's specific circumference-based formula (neck, waist, and for women, hip measurements) to estimate whether you fall within your branch's allowable body fat range.

Passing your fitness test doesn't guarantee you meet the body composition standard, and vice versa — both need to be checked independently.

Step 6: Track Your Progress Against Minimum Event Requirements

Most branches require a minimum passing score on every individual event, not just an acceptable combined total — a very strong run time generally can't offset a failing push-up score. Use each calculator's per-event breakdown, not just the total score, to identify which specific events need the most improvement before your next official test.

Key Terms

  • ACFT — Army Combat Fitness Test; the Army's current six-event fitness test replacing the APFT
  • APFT — Army Physical Fitness Test; the Army's previous three-event fitness test (push-ups, sit-ups, two-mile run)
  • Navy PRT — Physical Readiness Test; the Navy's fitness test combining push-ups, a core event, and a distance run
  • Body Composition Standard — a branch-specific tape-test measurement of allowable body fat percentage, evaluated separately from the fitness test
  • Scoring Table — the age and sex-specific point conversion used to translate raw event performance (reps, time) into an official score

Frequently Asked Questions

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) replaced the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) with six events testing strength, power, and endurance (like deadlifts and sprint-drag-carry) instead of the APFT's three events (push-ups, sit-ups, and a two-mile run), reflecting a shift toward combat-relevant fitness. Use the [ACFT Calculator](/acft-calculator/) for the current test and the [APFT Calculator](/apft-calculator/) if you're referencing historical scores or an older standard.
Each of the six ACFT events is scored on a 0–100 point scale based on age and sex-adjusted standards, with a minimum passing score per event and a combined total across all six events determining your overall pass/fail and fitness category. The [ACFT Calculator](/acft-calculator/) calculates your per-event and total score from your raw performance numbers.
The Navy PRT typically includes push-ups, curl-ups (or a plank hold), and a 1.5-mile run (or an approved alternative cardio event), each scored against age and sex-specific standards. The [Navy PRT Calculator](/navy-prt-calculator/) converts your raw event performance into the Navy's scoring categories.
The Air Force PT test combines push-ups, sit-ups (or an alternative core event), and a 1.5-mile run into a composite score, with component and total score requirements that differ from both the Army's ACFT and the Navy's PRT structure. The [Air Force PT Calculator](/air-force-pt-calculator/) applies the Air Force's specific scoring tables to your results.
Military body fat standards typically use a circumference-based tape test method (measuring neck, waist, and for women, hip circumference) rather than the skinfold or bioelectrical methods used by general body fat calculators, and each branch has its own formula and allowable limits. The [Army Body Fat Calculator](/army-body-fat-calculator/) and [Navy Body Fat Calculator](/navy-body-fat-calculator/) apply each branch's specific tape-test formula rather than a generic body fat estimate.
Yes, in most cases — each service branch requires a minimum passing score on every individual event, not just an acceptable combined total, so a very strong performance on one event generally cannot offset a failing score on another. Check each event's minimum against your results using the relevant calculator before assuming a strong overall average is enough.
Yes — every branch's fitness test uses age-bracket and sex-specific scoring tables, since physical performance benchmarks naturally differ across these groups, so the same raw performance (like a specific run time) can score differently for different age groups. All the calculators in this guide account for age and sex in their scoring.
Each branch treats body composition and fitness test performance as separate standards, and failing the body fat requirement can still result in administrative consequences even with a passing fitness test score, since the tape test and the PT test measure different things. Check both the fitness test calculator and the relevant body fat calculator for your branch rather than assuming a passing PT score covers the body composition requirement too.
Military fitness test standards are periodically revised — the ACFT itself replaced the APFT after years of testing and adjustment, and scoring tables can be updated even without changing the test's events. Always cross-check your calculator result against your branch's current official standard before a real test, since these tools reflect the standards at time of publication.
Reservists and National Guard members generally follow the same current fitness test as their active-duty counterparts in the same branch — Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers use the ACFT, for example, the same as active-duty Army. Use the calculator matching your branch regardless of your component status.

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