Cfa on r day?

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eryngrant133

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Hello, I was told that we have to do the whole cfa again on r day is this true? I’m worried because I feel like I barely passed it when I took it and I haven’t worked out for a while..
 
I do not believe this is true. However, this is not necessarily good news either. If you are worried about the CFA, the ACFT and IOCT will give you nightmares. Not actually, but you should envision the CFA as a baseline test for fitness aptitude. You will be required to do much more strenuous exercise than the CFA when you arrive. So, I will echo what Soldiergriz said...you should probably get to work.
 
eryngrant133 said:
Hello, I was told that we have to do the whole cfa again on r day is this true? I’m worried because I feel like I barely passed it when I took it and I haven’t worked out for a while..
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I believe you do have to do the APFT or ACPT when you get there on R-Day or at least at some point during plebe summer, and yea like the other people said you need to start working out now to be ready for Beast and plebe year, its going to be much more difficult than the CFA.
 
You will do pull ups on R-Day during in processing. You will never take another CFA during your cadet time but you will take the new Army Fitness test during the summer. As others have said, the nature of serving as an Army Officer requires a lifetime commitment to physical fitness. It is better to start now.
 
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You will do pull ups on R-Day during in processing. You will never take another CFA during your cadet time but you will take the new Army Fitness test during the summer. As others have said, the nature of serving as an Army Officer requires a lifetime commitment to physical fitness. It is better to start now.
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I was just going to say the same thing to the OP.

Physical fitness is part of military life. Regular PT to meet or exceed annual testing standards is part of the culture, especially for officers and leaders. Rolling out early to pound out 3-5 miles no matter the weather, group PT with your people, fitting in some weights or another round of cardio on a machine, bodyweight exercises such as planks, pull-ups, push-ups - all part of the deal.

It’s a lifelong habit that pays off. Even though I have celebrated my 30th birthday with 25 awards of gold star in lieu of second award (military insider joke), I hit the gym 5-7 out of 7 or do something else, daily, to maintain strength and cardio-pulmonary endurance, even if it’s just going for a 2 hour walk with the boxers and then push-ups and dumbbells/kettlebell at home.

Start now with a graduated plan that includes running and core strength/bodyweight work, all weather, plus hills or treadmill incline. Get a pull-up bar and do them every time you go by. Keep a log, there are plenty of supportive phone apps for that. Make yourself a promise to do SOMETHING for 20 minutes, each day, even if you don’t feel like it that day. You will feel SO much better when you report in and you look at the misery written on the faces of those who blew off working out after their CFA, and start out their military reputations as the opposite of PT studs...as slugs.
 
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I didn't take another CFA on R-day but we did have to run the CFT. Prepare for the CFT, that's what you'll be graded on after you arrive. Focus on leg tucks and deadlift. If you haven't done those before you'll lose a lot of points. The CFT is way different than the CFA and it's best not to have to learn everything for the CFT on the spot when you get here, even though they teach you some stuff for it during Beast.
 
The Army just substituted the plank for the leg tuck. You may wish to work on both.
 
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