AFT Standards and Score Chart: How the Army Fitness Test Works

The Army Fitness Test (AFT) is the test of record for physical fitness, replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) on June 1, 2025. It scores five events, each on a 0-100 point scale, using tables that vary by age group and by category, and every Soldier must clear a 60-point floor in every event to pass at all.

This guide covers the current standard: the events, how scoring works, the pass/fail structure, and how to read the official score chart. For an instant score from your own numbers, use the AFT Calculator.

The Five AFT Events

The AFT consists of five events, performed in sequence during a single test session:

1. 3-Repetition Maximum Deadlift (MDL): three continuous repetitions of a trap-bar deadlift, scored by weight lifted in pounds.
2. Hand-Release Push-Up (HRP): repetitions in 2 minutes, releasing your hands to the sides at the bottom of each rep.
3. Sprint-Drag-Carry (SDC): five 50-meter shuttles combining a sprint, sled drag, lateral shuffle, loaded carry, and sprint, scored by total time.
4. Plank (PLK): a timed forearm plank, scored by hold time.
5. 2-Mile Run (2MR): scored by total time on a track or approved course.

This is one event fewer than the prior ACFT, which also included a Standing Power Throw. That event was dropped when the test changed.

How AFT Scoring Works

Each event is scored on a 0-100 point scale using a table specific to your age group. The Army publishes ten age bands, from 17-21 up through 62 and older, and two scoring columns per band:

• M | C column: males, and every Soldier in a combat specialty, regardless of sex. The combat standard is sex-neutral, so this single column covers both.
• F column: females in combat-enabling (non-combat) specialties.

To find your score, look up your age band and column, then find the highest point value whose listed performance you meet or beat. A 240-lb deadlift in the 22-26 M | C column, for instance, scores 79 points; a 250-lb lift in that same column and age band scores 81.

Get an exact score without doing the lookup by hand using the AFT Calculator, which covers every age band and both scoring columns for all five events.

Pass/Fail Standards

Every Soldier must score at least 60 points in every event. There's no averaging: a strong deadlift does not offset a run that falls below the 60-point floor. Beyond that floor, the total-score requirement depends on your MOS category:

• Combat specialties: a sex-neutral, age-normed standard requiring a total of at least 350 points across all five events.
• Combat Enabling specialties (support, logistics, cyber, medical, administrative, and similar roles): a sex- and age-normed standard requiring a total of at least 300 points.

With five events at a maximum of 100 points each, the maximum possible total is 500. Which category applies to a Soldier is determined by MOS, not personal choice.

Reading the Score Chart: A Worked Example

Here's a representative excerpt from the official AFT Scoring Scales for the 17-21 age band, M | C column, showing how points map to performance across all five events:

Every other age band and the F column follow the same structure, with the required performance easing slightly as the age band rises. The full chart, all ten age bands and both columns, is built into the AFT Calculator.

What Changed from the ACFT

The AFT is not a full redesign of the ACFT: it's a five-event trim of the same underlying test, with revised scoring tables. The core changes:

• The Standing Power Throw was removed, taking the event count from six to five.
• Scoring tables were reissued (Approved 15 May 2025, Effective 1 June 2025), replacing the ACFT's tables.
• The category structure (combat vs. combat enabling, with different total-score minimums) carried over from the ACFT's later revisions.

If you're looking for how the older ACFT scored specifically, see our ACFT score chart reference.

AFT and Body Composition Are Now Separate

As of Army Directive 2026-13 (July 7, 2026), the AFT and the Army's body composition standard (WHtR) are fully decoupled. A high AFT score does not exempt a Soldier from a WHtR check, and WHtR has no bearing on AFT scoring. Check your own WHtR separately with the Army WHtR Calculator.

Sources

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