i need some help

[Luigi59]

Using a PE teacher without "clearing it" with the ALO does not violate any rule or procedure.

As I said above, every situation is different, every ALO is different.

[Just_A_Mom]

I am gonna have to go with Luigi on this one:
from the academy webiste:

Your examination may be administered by your Academy Liaison Officer (ALO), by any commissioned officer other than a parent or any teacher holding a physical education degree. It is your responsibility to arrange for a qualified person to conduct your examination

Do NOT have a Coach administer the test. Many coaches are not physical education teachers.
My daughter's guidance counselor at her school arranged for her physical education teacher to administer the test. If your ALO, BGO or MALO is willing - that person can administer the test as well.

Since you are applying to three academies, know that you don't need to take it three times. Just take it once and have the scores sent to the other academies.
This is one the benefit of having the phys ed teacher do it.

[bigcox]

thanks, my ALO sent me an email and said i'll be meeting with him sometime this weekend or late monday morning. there was this one kid who graduated high school in '06 that went to west point and he had his coach give him the cfa. i have the same coach for cross country, so i was thinking having him give me the test if it was alright with him. i didn't know that i would only have to take the test once for applying to multiple academies, though, i am reluctant that the air force standards for the cfa might be too low for west point or annapolis to accept. but, thanks for the info!

[Just_A_Mom]

Back in '06 is was fine for a coach to administer the CFA. The academies have changed their rules since then.
Allow me to repeat myself - do NOT have a coach administer your CFA , it will be found invalid. Please, please follow the instructions that you are given with your application or online. Instructions change from year to year.

CFA standards do vary between the Academies. What those standards are exactly, is a highly guarded secret. Any admissions officer could tell you but then he would have to kill you. (JK)
In the end, it doesn't matter. Take the test and do your best on every event. You wouldn't think of dogging an event if you thought it didn't matter as much as the others would you? I thought not.

[Stealth_81]

The biggest thing to remember is that every situation can be different. In my son's experience (he is class of 2011, so very recent), he never had an interview with his ALO, and he only was in contact with his ALO via email twice before she presented his appointment at his school. His track coach did his CFA, and the results were accepted by the USAFA.
The best thing to do is ask your ALO what they want, and what are their requirements. Just A Mom's advice about following the instructions given to you is right on, since things always change.

Stealth_81