Posted on Dec 6, 2016
This has been a topic for years. Will the APFT ever change? How fast would it be implimented?
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Change is right around the corner.....
I heard that about four times in my career and once or twice in ROTC. I will retire with it right around the corner.
I heard that about four times in my career and once or twice in ROTC. I will retire with it right around the corner.
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The current APFT is designed to be easily administered with minimal personnel, equipment and site requirements. It wasn't intended to be something that affected careers either, just something for the commanders to see what you can do, but the second it had a score system with numbers, it easily became a competitive event for some, and a standard measuring stick for others.
The way I see it, there are plenty of dirtbags who can pass the APFT, and no amount of changing the APFT is going to change that, just make it harder for us to actually test people.
The way I see it, there are plenty of dirtbags who can pass the APFT, and no amount of changing the APFT is going to change that, just make it harder for us to actually test people.
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I wonder if they will ever make one PT test for all branches with the same standards.
Me personally I wouldn't mind the 2 mile getting cut a half mile.
Me personally I wouldn't mind the 2 mile getting cut a half mile.
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Exactly. The USMC started this in the late 90s. The rest of us will catch up.
PO1 Lawrence Lewis
Before I retired the Navy didn't have "command organized" PT you were on your own, so the PT was like a sink or swim type of event. The PRT was constantly evolving during my 20 year service.
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