PFT is a small % in the equation when it comes to the WCS. Obviously, your child is academically gifted and at a level that the interviewer felt he was competitive for a scholarship.
The fact is that he will be 17 when he enters, so yes, they take it into account.
For those who believe they can get super high scores, unless you are coming from a military lifestyle BEWARE.
It is really easy to max everything if you take them in parts and not the way that is mandated by the AF. A lot different when it is raining outside or 95 degrees and follow the AF mandate on how to administer the test. In other words, you can do 13 for 2 miles, but make sure that is done after the sit ups and push ups, not just by itself. You need to get him to run at 5 a.m in the bitter cold, or 4 p.m in the stifling humidity so he can adjust to weather. They give that PFT 2x a yr within days of the school semester. He can't predict the weather, so he needs to train for all types of weather.
Cadets are shocked at their 1st test on how their numbers dropped compared to the PFA they took back in hs. This occurs because the cadets that administer the test are much more strict on the proper form when it comes to counting, elbows locked, amount of time between parts all are done to the Nth degree.
I am sure you can get hm to the high numbers, but it really is important to make sure everything is done to their regs and stds.
Our DS hates PT and because he does he has always maxed out his scores. Most dets allow the cadets that max out the opportunity to miss mandatory PT for the AFROTC. YET, there is a double edge sword to that. Since our DS always maxes out, his 1st job in his det was PT instructor, so he still landed up doing PT, but now as an instructor. His current job in the det. because of his scores and attending LDAC is LDAC instructor for C200's which means he has to prepare them for LDAC, which means doing PT.