APFT more than once??

DS passed his APFT on the first go round back in September and was officially contracted. They administered the test again today and he didn't pass the sit up portion..

Does this have any bearing on anything?

While I understand he needs to be in shape and perform at top level all time, will it change his scholarship at all?

He's been sick for a couple of weeks and I'm thinking it may have had something to do with it.

Thank you.

He will have more chances to pass it. I know my BN has "remedial PT" which is mandatory for contracted cadets who don't pass, or get a certain number of points on APFT

rjb18 said:

He will have more chances to pass it. I know my BN has "remedial PT" which is mandatory for contracted cadets who don't pass, or get a certain number of points on APFT

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He already passed it in September.

So he has to continue to pass it every time or he could possibly be in "remedial pt"?

Thank you.

Since he's already contracted he should end up in remedial PT. It will not impact his scholarship since he's already contracted. A pattern of repeated failures would impact the scholarship. At least it worked that way for my DS's NROTC unit. I don't see why Army would be different.

He has to pass it each and every semester. Mid semester they have a diagnostic to see if they are on track, and if not, that is where remedial PT comes in. They usually do a last one at the end of the semester. In January, the Army will not pay his tuition until after he passes the APFT after returning from break, including height and weight.

This is a big learning curve, and one of the things that is learned is to always be ready and fit. Missing one diagnostic is not a big deal, but by the time he is a junior, he should be able to get his top scores regularly. Why? Because his fall and spring APFT scores his junior year are the scores used for his OML which will help determine his component and branching. As well as help him be prepared for advanced camp that summer.

My daughter is the master fitness trainer at her school this semester, one thing she has always done mentally and tries to help people mentally plan for, is to strive to max not simply strive to pass. Meaning when you are training, train to max, even if you don’t get a 300, passing should never be an issue.

Remember that the job of the ROTC unit is to prepare the cadets to be officers, and they are held accoutable for the results of their cadets the same as the cadets themselves, so it is in the best interest of everyone for each cadet to be successful. So diagnostic tests are there to help the cadets be successful, and so is remedial PT.

Seems like the units have a "Record" test they take each semester to maintain scholarship eligibility.
DS's unit did a couple each semester in btwn just to make sure people stayed in shape. Probably up to the unit on how they handle those that don't pass.

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Careful....whether he will be on remedial or not is not the issue. Every unit does things a little different. The Battalion’s policy could be that failing the record PT test during the semester would result in a suspended scholarship. He may be given an opportunity to retake before the end of the semester. The Battalion could say he only needs to pass one test in a semester to validate his scholarship. Highly recommend your Son contact his Army ROTC instructor ASAP and ask him/her what the implications are.

Thank you all for the information.

A great help as usual!

Just a general PSA.

Morning PT is not designed to get a cadet in shape or to increase their ability to score higher on the APFT. PT will basically keep them at the status quo. If a cadet wants to improve and score higher on the APFT they need to workout outside of PT, make use of the gym at school, have a running routine besides what they do at PT. When you see cadets getting 300 or higher on their APFT, that did not happen by just going to PT.

+1 to jcleppe