AFT Standards 2026 — Army Fitness Test Minimums by Age & Sex

The two standards

The AFT has two separate passing standards depending on your military occupational specialty (MOS). Both carry the same 60-point floor on every one of the five events; what changes is the total required and which scoring column you are read against.

General standard vs Combat MOS standard
	General standard	Combat MOS standard
Who it applies to	Most soldiers	24 designated combat specialties — Infantry, Armor, Special Forces, Combat Engineers, Field Artillery, EOD, Army Divers and others
Total to pass	300 / 500	350 / 500
Per-event minimum	60 points	60 points
Scoring column	Age-normed and sex-normed — separate male and female columns	Age-normed and sex-neutral — one column for both
Maximum	500	500

Effective date. The Army Fitness Test became the official test of record on 1 June 2025, replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test. The figures on this page are the current 2026 standards.

What counts as a failing score

There are two ways to fail the AFT, and they are independent of each other.

Event failure. Scoring below 60 points on any single event is an automatic failure, regardless of your total. You can total 340 and still fail if one event came in at 58 points.
Total score failure. Scoring below 300 (General) or below 350 (Combat MOS) in total, even when all five events individually cleared 60 points.

Warning

The 60-point floor is not a formality. It is the single most common way a soldier with a respectable total still leaves the test with a failure on record. Score every event in the AFT calculator and read the per-event margin before test day, not after.

Implementation timeline

1 June 2025: the AFT became the official test of record, replacing the ACFT.
1 January 2026: new scoring standards took effect for Active Duty Combat MOS soldiers.
1 June 2026: new standards effective for Reserve and National Guard Combat MOS soldiers.
17 April 2026: Combat Field Test (CFT) diagnostic testing began for the 24 combat MOS.
17 April 2027: CFT full enforcement begins — failures result in administrative action.

What happens if you fail

A failed record AFT triggers an administrative flag under AR 600-8-2 (Flag Code A). The flag temporarily blocks all favourable personnel actions — promotions, reenlistments, school attendance and assignment actions — until you pass a record AFT. It is lifted automatically once a passing AFT score is recorded in DTMS.

Mandatory reconditioning: soldiers who fail must enter a reconditioning programme.
Flag under AR 600-8-2: a Flag Code A is initiated, restricting promotions, awards, schools and assignments.
Retest requirement: Active Duty soldiers must retest within 90 days. Reserve and Guard have 180 days.
Combat MOS soldiers: continued failures may trigger mandatory reclassification out of the combat specialty.
Officer impact: BOLC-B qualified officers (2LT–CPT) who failed to meet the Combat standard by 31 December 2025 faced involuntary branch transfer.

The consequence timeline differs between the two standards:

General standard failure: flag placed, mandatory remediation programme, authorised retest window. Two consecutive record AFT failures may lead to separation proceedings under AR 635-200.
Combat MOS failure (General standard met, but below 350): subject to in-service reclassification out of the combat MOS. Voluntary reclassification was available September through December 2025; involuntary proceedings began 1 January 2026 for Active Duty and 1 June 2026 for Reserve and Guard.

Soldiers enrolled in a remediation programme are assigned an H2F (Holistic Health and Fitness) training plan targeted at their weak events. The goal is a passing retest, not administrative separation. How to pass the Army AFT walks the same ground event by event.

AFT vs ACFT — what changed

Standing Power Throw removed: the AFT has 5 events; the ACFT had 6.
Maximum score: the AFT max is 500; the ACFT max was 600.
Minimum per event: both require 60 points minimum per event.
Combat minimum: the AFT Combat standard requires 350 total; the ACFT Combat standard required 300.
Hex bar deadlift: retained from the ACFT — still a 3-rep max.

The retired test still has its own page: the ACFT calculator explains what was dropped and scores your test on the current AFT tables.

How AFT scores affect promotion

AFT scores can be used in promotion board considerations, and the AFT promotion point tiers are finalised and in effect. Scores below 350 earn zero promotion points even though 300 passes the General standard. Scores are recorded in DTMS effective 1 October 2025 (General standard) and 1 January 2026 (Combat MOS, Active Duty). Failing an AFT while under a Flag Code A blocks promotion board eligibility outright.

AFT promotion points — official tiers

Your AFT score contributes up to +30 promotion points toward SGT (E-5) and SSG (E-6) promotion. Scores must be recorded in DTMS by your unit S1 to count. The exact tiers effective 1 October 2025:

AFT contribution to promotion points
AFT total	Promotion points	Note
400 or above	+30	Maximum contribution from the AFT
380–399	+20	—
350–379	+10	Also the Combat MOS pass line
Below 350	0	Zero points even when the General standard of 300 is met

Combat MOS scores must be in DTMS from 1 January 2026 to count toward promotion. The Physical Fitness domain maximum is 120 total promotion points across all fitness categories — the AFT contributes up to 30 of those 120. Work the whole total on the Army promotion points calculator.

Score it

Standards are only useful next to your own numbers. The calculator reads the same scoring tables this page describes and tells you the margin on every event.

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Common questions

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What are the minimum passing scores for the Army AFT?

Every soldier must score at least 60 points on each of the five AFT events. The total minimum is 300 points for the General standard and 350 points for Combat MOS soldiers. Failing any single event is an automatic overall failure, regardless of your total score.