CFA Scores

[CallSignGaspar]

I took a practice CFA a couple of hours ago. I am not the most athletic, but I have been working on my CFA for quite some time now. Here are my scores:

Pushups: 72
Crunches/Situps- 95
BB Throw- 99 ft
Pullups- 4
Shuttle Run- 8.2
1- Mile run - 7:00

I will be taking my official CFA next week. Please let me know if you have any tips for the CFA. I know my pull-ups and mile run aren't the best, but will these scores be fine? I'll keep practicing until I max out everything else.

 

[kpmom2013]

Yes, these scores will be fine. I would recommend sending them in sooner than later. Good luck.

 

[CallSignGaspar]

Yes, these scores will be fine. I would recommend sending them in sooner than later. Good luck.

Thank you so much! I will send them as soon as possible. My counselor had technical errors sending my transcripts and what not to USMMA. Although, I am working on fixing it by today.

 

[Austrasian]

I'm late to the party, but I got worse scores in all of those categories when I took the test the first time, but that was enough to pass. They only look at whether or not it was a pass or fail, so you're good.

 

[A1Janitor]

Low pullups, ok mile, nearly maxed out everything else. I’d say it was very good.

 

[CallSignGaspar]

Low pullups, ok mile, nearly maxed out everything else. I’d say it was very good.

Took an official CFA test with my P.E. coach. I got impressive tips from my Cross Fit coach on pullups (no it's not kipping pullups).

CFA:
72 pushups
95 situps
100ft BB Throw
12 pullups
8.3 Shuttle Run
6:55 mile run

My upper body gave up on me and still couldn't max my pushups. I hope this will be competitive enough!

 

[A1Janitor]

Low pullups, ok mile, nearly maxed out everything else. I’d say it was very good.

Took an official CFA test with my P.E. coach. I got impressive tips from my Cross Fit coach on pullups (no it's not kipping pullups).

CFA:
72 pushups
95 situps
100ft BB Throw
12 pullups
8.3 Shuttle Run
6:55 mile run

My upper body gave up on me and still couldn't max my pushups. I hope this will be competitive enough!

Excellent job. Those all look great.

 

[ES013]

I took a practice CFA a couple of hours ago. I am not the most athletic, but I have been working on my CFA for quite some time now. Here are my scores:

Pushups: 72
Crunches/Situps- 95
BB Throw- 99 ft
Pullups- 4
Shuttle Run- 8.2
1- Mile run - 7:00

I will be taking my official CFA next week. Please let me know if you have any tips for the CFA. I know my pull-ups and mile run aren't the best, but will these scores be fine? I'll keep practicing until I max out everything else.

You did really good. When I took my CFA I got:

Pushups: 56
Sit-ups/crunches: 83
BB Throw: 51 feet
Pull-ups: 18
Shuttle run: 6.8
1-mile run: 5:40

 

[A1Janitor]

I took a practice CFA a couple of hours ago. I am not the most athletic, but I have been working on my CFA for quite some time now. Here are my scores:

Pushups: 72
Crunches/Situps- 95
BB Throw- 99 ft
Pullups- 4
Shuttle Run- 8.2
1- Mile run - 7:00

I will be taking my official CFA next week. Please let me know if you have any tips for the CFA. I know my pull-ups and mile run aren't the best, but will these scores be fine? I'll keep practicing until I max out everything else.

You did really good. When I took my CFA I got:

Pushups: 56
Sit-ups/crunches: 83
BB Throw: 51 feet
Pull-ups: 18
Shuttle run: 6.8
1-mile run: 5:40

Those are just as good!

Mile is near max and the pull ups are max.

 

[THParent]

I am impressed with the 100' BB throw. I have never seen anyone throw over 75' and I thought that was good.
(I tried it several times last year and managed a respectable 64' and change. )

 

[A1Janitor]

I am impressed with the 100' BB throw. I have never seen anyone throw over 75' and I thought that was good.
(I tried it several times last year and managed a respectable 64' and change. )

Lol That’s what I thought. My son did 70’. He plays basketball and did 15 pullups and 60 push-ups and 94 crunches and mile in 5:35.

He didn’t practice - he said everyone does poorly on that.

 

[CallSignGaspar]

I am impressed with the 100' BB throw. I have never seen anyone throw over 75' and I thought that was good.
(I tried it several times last year and managed a respectable 64' and change. )

Lol That’s what I thought. My son did 70’. He plays basketball and did 15 pullups and 60 push-ups and 94 crunches and mile in 5:35.

He didn’t practice - he said everyone does poorly on that.

Same. I also played as a football quarterback on an outside league team in my area. Maybe it's one of the reasons that helped me with my throw.

 

[golfindad]

Just FYI. The BB throw is not an upper body strength test. It is a core strength test, as it is from a kneeling position. Using just upper body strength to throw the BB will not meet the goal.
Pullups are also not just arm strength, but are a whole body strength test. Work on whole body fitness, and your pullups increase.

 

[A1Janitor]

Just FYI. The BB throw is not an upper body strength test. It is a core strength test, as it is from a kneeling position. Using just upper body strength to throw the BB will not meet the goal.
Pullups are also not just arm strength, but are a whole body strength test. Work on whole body fitness, and your pullups increase.

I would argue it is more a technique test. Poor technique with great core strength will produce average numbers at best. Great technique with average core strength for athletic men that age will result in a higher score.

 

[SFRanger]

I took a practice CFA a couple of hours ago. I am not the most athletic, but I have been working on my CFA for quite some time now. Here are my scores:

Pushups: 72
Crunches/Situps- 95
BB Throw- 99 ft
Pullups- 4
Shuttle Run- 8.2
1- Mile run - 7:00

I will be taking my official CFA next week. Please let me know if you have any tips for the CFA. I know my pull-ups and mile run aren't the best, but will these scores be fine? I'll keep practicing until I max out everything else.

A lot depends on your sex in this response. If you are a woman, these are great scores. If you are a man (I am assuming you are) you have a lot of work to do. Your pushups are average. Sit ups are a good score. Frankly, I have not ever seen anyone throw the basketball 99 feet so that seems outrageously great. On "R" day you will have to do six pull ups and you have to raise yourself to your collar bone or you are subject to dismissal. Your shuttle run score is average. My DS ran the mile in 5:13 on the first CFA at the Academy and said many guys ran faster than he did. He was a cross country runner in high school and said a lot of guys broke 5 minutes "and were not even sweating". DS scored a 340 on the extended scale on the first CFA test. He said a lot of people score over 300. He said, "to be honest dad, there are some physical studs here". FYI, he was told that one woman in the Plebe class beat he CFA score.

 

[golfindad]

I don't think USMMA has the requirement that USMA does on the pullups at the start of indoc. Could be wrong though, and that could have changed in the last couple years.

 

[AD2023]

I took a practice CFA a couple of hours ago. I am not the most athletic, but I have been working on my CFA for quite some time now. Here are my scores:

Pushups: 72
Crunches/Situps- 95
BB Throw- 99 ft
Pullups- 4
Shuttle Run- 8.2
1- Mile run - 7:00

I will be taking my official CFA next week. Please let me know if you have any tips for the CFA. I know my pull-ups and mile run aren't the best, but will these scores be fine? I'll keep practicing until I max out everything else.

WOW! you got 99' on the bball throw? thats really good. I failed CFA on my first attempt because I only threw 43', but I got an email from LTCDR Becker saying that the min is 45' so I retook it and passed. Best of luck,

 

[CallSignGaspar]

I took a practice CFA a couple of hours ago. I am not the most athletic, but I have been working on my CFA for quite some time now. Here are my scores:

Pushups: 72
Crunches/Situps- 95
BB Throw- 99 ft
Pullups- 4
Shuttle Run- 8.2
1- Mile run - 7:00

I will be taking my official CFA next week. Please let me know if you have any tips for the CFA. I know my pull-ups and mile run aren't the best, but will these scores be fine? I'll keep practicing until I max out everything else.

WOW! you got 99' on the bball throw? thats really good. I failed CFA on my first attempt because I only threw 43', but I got an email from LTCDR Becker saying that the min is 45' so I retook it and passed. Best of luck,

It was normal to us quarterbacks. My friend tried it out (didn't apply to any SAs) and got an easy 100+ ft.

One thing he told me: Think of it like you're standing up, cock back as far as you can, flex your core and throw like you're throwing a knife.

It gets easier if you practice it. My very first throw was an easy 75ft.