Service Academy Fitness Test average scores

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Writing on behalf of a family member about to enter senior year of HS. Good overall physical shape, HS swim team for 4 years, enjoys working out at the gym. Very concerted about current inability to meet average scores for certain parts of the service academy fitness assessment, sit-ups and push-ups in particular. Are these attainable and realistic goals?
 
So while a score of 200 is required for commissioning, that should be considered a minimum score. Strive to as high as possible. I think in years past the average was around 225. Remember if you can routinely score 250 then you will not be stressed when taking the test. Cadence pushups take practice and commitment. Focus on the events that you can improve. Everyone is different so a cross country runner may need to focus on pushups while a wrestler might need to work on running. Bottom line is don’t be near the minimums.
 
Average for incoming swabs is usually around 220.

For men that corresponds to approximately 40 push-ups, 72 situps and 10:01-10:30 for the 1.5 mile run. Or, if weak on 1 or 2 events, being a bit stronger on the rest.

Edit to add: for ladies the push ups would be 29, same situps, run time of 12:01-12:30 for the same score.

As @SurferGirl said the cadence push-ups take practice. It also takes practice to get the form and rythem for the situps so you can max them out. And you only get faster at running by running.

At AIM DS only did 38 push-ups during the PFE. Not because he couldn't do more but because that's when he messed up the cadence slightly and they made him stop. He still managed a score of 260 because he was almost perfect on situps (99) and, while disappointed in his time, still ran a 9:06 for the 1.5 mile. He was hoping for a sub-8:30, but it was hot, he wasn't super fresh, it was a short indoor track (the extra turns do slow you a bit), and he had to go around a lot of slower kids so he actually had to run more than 1.5 miles to complete the laps. So being prepared to do better than you want/need is important as conditions aren't always ideal for maximizing your scores.
 
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At AIM DS only did 38 push-ups during the PFE. Not because he couldn't do more but because that's when he messed up the cadence slightly and they made him stop. He still managed a score of 260 because he was almost perfect on situps (99) and, while disappointed in his time, still ran a 9:06 for the 1.5 mile. He was hoping for a sub-8:30, but it was hot, he wasn't super fresh, it was a short indoor track (the extra turns do slow you a bit), and he had to go around a lot of slower kids so he actually had to run more than 1.5 miles to complete the laps. So being prepared to do better than you want/need is important as conditions aren't always ideal for maximizing your scores.
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Even as cadets, they sometimes might end up completing their PFE on the indoor track. Just depends on the weather or if the lower track is being used. They take the PFE every semester and it was probably about 50% indoor/outdoor. So the cadets have to content with the same issues of the extra turns and crowded track whenever it is indoors.
 
200 is the commissioning standard. If you can already meet it, you’re in a good spot. The standard is set high, so surpassing it just means you’re going above and beyond. 230 is considered an excellent score, but many cadets are in the 200-210 range. A run time of 9:06 is incredible. I wish I had that time.

Good luck to everyone applying this year.
 
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