Recently overhauled, still phasing in. The AFT replaced the ACFT as the test of record on 1 June 2025.
Combat-standard enforcement dates and how this interacts with body composition (AR 600-9 / WHtR) have shifted
more than once. Confirm current dates and the body-fat exemption status with your unit before treating anything
here as final.
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OVERVIEW
What changed, and why, in the move from ACFT to AFT.
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What Changed
The Standing Power Throw was removed — the event most linked to training injuries — cutting the test from 6 events to 5, and the max score from 600 to 500.
Effective 1 June 2025, replacing the ACFT
Based on ~18 months of data across nearly a million ACFT administrations, with RAND Corporation support
Framed as a normal 3–5 year evolution of Army fitness standards
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Doctrinal Basis
FM 7-22 (Holistic Health and Fitness) and ATP 7-22.01 provide the doctrine — holistic fitness over narrow event-specific training.
Date
What Happens
1 Jun 2025
AFT test of record; ACFT retired
30 Sep 2025
Old ACFT scores stop counting
1 Oct 2025
General standard applies to promotions; must be in DTMS
1 Jan 2026
Combat standard enforced — Active/AGR/60+ day Reserve orders
1 Jun 2026
Combat standard enforced — Guard & remaining Reserve
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THE FIVE EVENTS
Same core lineup as the ACFT, minus the power throw.
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MDL — Deadlift
3-rep max on a 60lb hex bar. Total-body and posterior-chain strength.
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HRP — Hand-Release Push-Up
Max reps in 2 minutes. Upper-body pushing strength and trunk control.
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SDC — Sprint-Drag-Carry
Sprint, sled drag, shuffle, and carry. Anaerobic capacity and speed under load.
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PLK — Plank
Max-time plank hold. Core/trunk stability, lower injury risk than the old sit-up event.
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2MR — Two-Mile Run
Timed 2-mile run. Aerobic endurance for rucking, sustained movement, and recovery.
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STANDARDS
Two standards, one hard rule that applies to both.
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The 60-Point Floor
Score under 60 on any single event and the whole test fails — no matter how high your total is.
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General Standard — 300
Sex- and age-normed scoring. Applies to most Soldiers (combat-enabling and other specialties).
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Combat Standard — 350
Sex-neutral, age-normed scoring for 21 designated combat MOSs. Same raw thresholds for everyone in those jobs.
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Promotion Points
AFT results feed into semi-centralized promotion points — but only if the score is recorded in DTMS.
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Body-Fat Exemption
Rescinded
A 465+ total with all events passing used to exempt a Soldier from AR 600-9 body-fat standards. That exemption is gone — the WHtR-only standard from July 2026 has no AFT-score exemption.
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What Happens If You Fail
General standard failure = administrative flag, blocking promotions/reenlistment. Combat standard failure adds mandatory reclassification risk if not corrected by the deadline.
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SCORE CHECKER
Enter your five event scores (0–100 each) to check against the standard. This doesn't convert raw reps/time/weight — use the official AFT tables for that.