ACFT Score Chart: What It Was, and What Replaced It in 2025

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) was the Army's test of record from 2020 until June 1, 2025, when it was replaced by the Army Fitness Test (AFT). If you're looking for a "ACFT score chart," this covers what the test measured, how it was scored, and where its scoring approach carried over into the current AFT.

The Six ACFT Events

The ACFT scored six events, one more than the current AFT:

1. 3-Repetition Maximum Deadlift (MDL)
2. Standing Power Throw (SPT)
3. Hand-Release Push-Up (HRP)
4. Sprint-Drag-Carry (SDC)
5. Plank (PLK)
6. 2-Mile Run (2MR)

Five of these six events carried over unchanged in name to the AFT. The Standing Power Throw was dropped entirely when the test changed.

The standing power throw, an ACFT event dropped from the Army Fitness Test in 2025. Photo from 2022. U.S. Army photo by Graham Snodgrass (DVIDS, public domain).

Representative ACFT Scoring (17-21 Age Band)

The ACFT's final scoring revision used these approximate thresholds for the 17-21 age band, male standard. Treat these as a general reference for a retired test rather than a document you'd cite for a current record: for anything current, use the AFT Calculator instead.

Female standards followed the same six-event structure with sex-specific thresholds per event.

Why the ACFT Was Replaced

The Army retired the ACFT in favor of the AFT on June 1, 2025 as part of a broader review of Army fitness testing. The event most directly affected was the Standing Power Throw, which was removed from the test entirely rather than rescored. The remaining five events kept their names and general structure, with new scoring tables issued alongside the change (approved 15 May 2025, effective 1 June 2025).

ACFT 465 Exemption: Also Retired

Under the ACFT, a total score of 465 or higher, with a minimum of 80 points in every event, exempted a Soldier from body composition screening. That exemption no longer applies. As of Army Directive 2026-13 (July 7, 2026), AFT and Army body composition (WHtR) are fully decoupled: no fitness test score, current or historical, creates an exemption from a current WHtR check. See our AFT standards and score chart for how scoring works today, or check your own number with the Army WHtR Calculator.

Getting Your Current Score

If you tested under the ACFT before June 1, 2025, that score is a historical record, not your current standing. To find out where you stand under the current test, use the AFT Calculator, which covers all five current events, every age band, and both scoring columns using the official tables effective since June 1, 2025.

Sources

1. Army Fitness Test (army.mil)
2. AFT Scoring Scales, effective June 1, 2025 (Army Publishing)