Fitness Test- NROTC
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interesting, that is quite different from the Army PFT:
1 minute situps
1 minute pushups
1 mile run
no pullups at all for Army and no pushups for Marines. I suppose the Marines then must be taught to pull stuff, while soldiers are taught to push stuff
what else could it mean 
1 minute situps
1 minute pushups
1 mile run
no pullups at all for Army and no pushups for Marines. I suppose the Marines then must be taught to pull stuff, while soldiers are taught to push stuff
what else could it mean 
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It's basically because of the two different branches real physical tests
ie:
APFT (Army)
2-min pushups
2-min sit-ups
2 mile run
PFT (USMC)
Max pullups
2-min sit-ups
3 mile run
As for why each branch is different, you got me. You'd think branches with similar missions, or even the entire military, would have one single standardized physical test.
ie:
APFT (Army)
2-min pushups
2-min sit-ups
2 mile run
PFT (USMC)
Max pullups
2-min sit-ups
3 mile run
As for why each branch is different, you got me. You'd think branches with similar missions, or even the entire military, would have one single standardized physical test.
One of the big differences is that the test given to NROTC Marine Option candidates is the actual test they will take during ROTC and their time in the Marines.
The test for the AROTC is the Presidential Fitness test which is nothing like the actual AFPT they will be taking during ROTC and their time in the ARMY.
The Marine sit up is more of a crunch then a true sit up. Marines have arms crossed on the chest, Army has hands clasped behind the head. Of course a 300 is harder to get in the Marines then it is in the Army, those 20 pull ups are a killer.
The test for the AROTC is the Presidential Fitness test which is nothing like the actual AFPT they will be taking during ROTC and their time in the ARMY.
The Marine sit up is more of a crunch then a true sit up. Marines have arms crossed on the chest, Army has hands clasped behind the head. Of course a 300 is harder to get in the Marines then it is in the Army, those 20 pull ups are a killer.
