Think you are prepared?

Will have to give the wide form a go, I've always done them more narrow.

.... haha, point of clarification - I meant to say - I passed everything but SUs (by 6 SUs).
 
Agree with all the advice above. My DS came from a cycling background, so his core and leg strength made maxxing the run and sit-ups easy for him, but he could only manage 59 push-ups on his first PT test his freshman year. (If you've ever seen a cyclist, they're not known for upper body development).

He has worked steadily on improving, with a little time in the gym but mostly just doing push-ups and other body weight exercises. I believe at his Dive School PT test this summer he knocked out 85 push-ups for a score of 342-ish.

Never be satisfied with your current condition. If you're not doing push-ups today (or whatever you need to work on), you're wrong.
 
Thompson said:
Yep definitely - first official one is ... 2 weeks I think.

Curious - how wide are you suggesting? I thought the best was somewhere in between.
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Or do both. Do as many as you can with your hands where they are then scoot them out wide to knock out a few more. Then if you have the triceps for it, do some close armed push ups. It's basically 3 muscles sets and doing this helped improve my PT score.

Also, we had a 50% fail rate at our orientation.
 
@OC - that's usually what I do for PU workouts; sets of wide, narrow, and diamond. Should I be focusing more on increasing the repetitions of each? Or perhaps wide in my case?
 
DS took the first APFT Friday. Passed pushups and situps. Was 20 secs over for the 2 mile. How often do they test?
 
Son's school does a diagnostic APFT at the beginning of the semester, and a Record APFT in December. Same for spring - Jan and April. Not sure if that's standard or unit-dependent. I do know that PT failures are often afforded multiple opportunities to pass, up until the Dec 15 deadline.
 
So for the record APFT score in Dec, do they take the best score for the semester? Or the specific one given on a certain day?

DS said that he had the best run time for the new cadets and beat some MS III cadets. So all newbies failed the 2 mile run.. Definitely need some work.
 
The record PT test is just that - the official test that is scored and the only one that counts - no super scoring PT tests!
 
Gotcha... Thanks

I just thought that they may take say a PFT in October if scored higher than the one in Dec.
 
All MS1s failed today. DS easily passed run. Passed pushups. Sgt. Ripped them on situps technique. He was unhappy am but developing perspective later. He figured he would max. Clearly will improve if he works on technique.

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DS has been working all summer on his run. Although on the HS track team, he has always been a sprinter. And line for football. So running a straight 2 miles wasnt high on his fun-meter. Passed the run with a14:30. For those aiming to max (a 13:00 for his age group) that might seem "meh" but considering he was well Over 17:00 at the beginning of the summer, he is pretty happy. Thank you to everyone here on the boards who emphasized how important it is to continue to work out over the summer! It helps that it came from someone other than mom or dad. He did great on PU (98) and had some form issues with SUs (managed an 85 for the ones that counted...). Orientation starts later this week. He's determined to improve and bring his APFT score up. He's so thrilled for this chance, and is looking forward to his first year of ROTC.
 
That's an outstanding first PT test - Just goes to show you what a little effort can accomplish. Kudos to your son, and tell him to keep it up.
 
Just for clarification, what cadets score throughout the semester is obviously very important, but it is the December scores that are posted whether they are your best or not?
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DS took his second PFT (first official) Friday morning. (Apparently, last week's PFT was practice.) He passed with one other cadet. Already received an email from AROTC admissions dept congratulating him and informing him of the next steps. He will be contracting this week. He will finalize his 104R form and signing on the dotted line. From DS's understanding, as each cadet passes the PFT, contracting will be done asap. No waiting till December.

So another example of battalions doing things differently.

Oh and no ceremony. just his John Hancock.
 
Cajuncarrier - Dec. 15th is the deadline by which scholarship cadets must pass the APFT in order to contract and validate their scholarship. I believe most BN's contract immediately upon passing in order to get the money moving.

Congrats to your son!!
 
Gotcha, I was confused from different posts. From speaking with his cadre I understood that they would contract as soon as they pass the PFT. But I'm a little confused as to the Dec. score that makes the difference.

So, let's see if I get this correct: They contract as soon as they pass PFT (but have till Dec. if necessary). However, the Dec. score, no matter if it is higher or lower than previous scores, will become his official score.. Right???

And what is this "official score" used for?
 
As an MSI or MSII, the official or "record" APFT doesn't mean much in reality, as along as its a passing score. It usually figures into your grade for PT if your school gives credit for that class. Many BNs do have some sort of informal or formal competition between classes that serves as recognition and motivation - posting highest overall scores, class with the highest avg, fastest run, etc.

As an MSIII, however, both the fall and spring record APFT are calculated as part of your OML score for accessions - very important to score well here.
 
OHHHH!! I'll have to keep reminding him of the importance, which he tells me he knows already.:biggrin:
 
Jcc123 said:
As an MSI or MSII, the official or "record" APFT doesn't mean much in reality, as along as its a passing score.
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What about for possible summer training opportunities? I'm guessing the APFT those years would matter?
 
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