I am currently headed off to VMI within the next week and decided to complete my DODMERB and CFA before i left. I took the CFA and was satisfied with half the scores. How do they look? What are your opinions on USNA's view of students attending a military college and how it effects their acceptance?
Here are the scores:
Basketball Throw: 63 ft.
Pull-Ups: 7
Shuttle Run: 5.93 seconds
Sit-Ups: 62
Push-Ups: 27
Mile Run: 7:36 minutes
My shuttle run is correct, I'm just very quick. However the push ups were one portion that knocked me down a few pegs. other than a slightly below average pull up score... how do you think i did?
P.S. I plan on re taking the test after rat line at VMI!
I am assuming you are a male based on your username. Do you run sprints for track?
No offense, but if I would retake it if I were you. At NASS we were told the 3 most important parts were mile run, sit-ups, and push-ups. In all three areas, you did not meet the averages.
Your shuttle run is indeed beyond impressive. Your basketball throw beats mine.
Your pull-ups would be better if you could get 10+ range (7 isn't horrible).
Get a pull-up bar or access to one and do 5 sets to failure every other day.
With sit-ups, try to get another dozen more or so.
Make sure you are going as fast as possible. Thump the ground hard enough to get a little bit of momentum but not to the point where u dig a hole. Also, only your shoulder blades have to touch the ground, not your head.
As you can tell, you really need to double those push-ups.
Did you take breaks on the up position?
At NASS, this how many of us maxed out (there were a few studs that can crank 75 non-stop, but not me):
do a bearable amount (at least 45 but the more the better)
rest in the up position for a 3-5 seconds, crank out 6 more
rest again and crank out 5 more
rest again and crank out 4 more
near the end, you might only be able to crank out 1 or 2 but you just keep going till you reach 75 or till you drop. Anything above 60 exceeds average. The trick is to reach 75 within 2 minutes.
Aim for sub 7 on the mile with sub 6 being very good.
Keep in mind the CFA isn't testing your athletic talents, but simply your physical abilities. Anyone that works on the various parts can exceed average and even max out. I have not yet made my school's varsity soccer team but passed the CFA and maxed out on push-ups (I will retake to max out in more areas).
Good luck