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The USMC Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

(by Stew Smith see below)
Fitness is essential to the day-to-day effectiveness and combat readiness of the US Marine Corps. The Marines  consider physical fitness an indispensable aspect of leadership. The habits of self-discipline required to gain and maintain a high level of physical fitness are inherent to the Marine Corps way of life and must be a part of the character of every Marine. Marines who are not physically fit can be a detriment to the readiness and combat efficiency of their unit. Accordingly, every Marine will engage in an effective PCP on a continuing and progressive basis.

The Marine Corps PCP has two main components – The Physical Fitness Test and the Body Composition Program.

The PFT is a semi-annual evaluation, which is conducted in green-on-green T-shirt and shorts, socks, and running shoes. The green-on-green sweat suit may be used in winter climates. Gloves may also be worn.

The PFT has three events, pull-ups (Flexed-Arm Hang for females), abdominal crunches, and a 3-mile run. All PFT events will be conducted in a single session, not to exceed 2 hours in duration. Movement of Marines from one event to the next should allow adequate time to recover, stretch, and drink water.

Click this link for the USMC PFT Calculator

Pull-ups

This event is not timed, your score is determined by how many pull-ups you can complete before dropping off the bar. This event is male Marines only.

Marine Pullups

Proper Marine Corps Pull-ups or Chin-ups

Flexed-Arm Hang

This event is timed, your score is based on how long you can hang maintaining elbow flexion. This event is for female Marines.

The Flexed Arm Hang

Female Marine Flexed Arm Hang (timed event) PFT

Abdominal Crunches

Your score is determined by the number of crunches you can do in the 2-minute time limit.

3-Mile Run

This event is timed, and your score is determined by how long it takes to complete the run.

In order to pass the semi-annual fitness test, you must perform the minimum acceptable performance requirements shown in the chart below. Additionally, you must have enough overall points to meet the 3rd class fitness requirements.

1 October 2008, the Marine Corps introduced the additional pass/fail Combat Fitness Test (CFT) to the fitness requirements. The CFT is designed to measure abilities demanded of Marines in a war zone

Fitness Requirements for Each PFT Event (Males)
Age Pull-Ups Crunches 3-Mile Run
17-26 3 50 28:00
27-39 3 45 29:00
40-45 3 45 30:00
46+ 3 40 33:00
Fitness Requirements for Each PFT Event (Females)
Age Flexed-Arm Hang Crunches 3-Mile Run
17-26 15 Seconds 50 31:00
27-39 15 Seconds 45 32:00
40-45 15 Seconds 45 33:00
46+ 15 Seconds 40 36:00
Marine Corps PFT Classification Scores (Both Male and Female)
Class Age 17-26 Age 27-39 Age 40-45 Age 46+
1st 225 200 175 150
2nd 175 150 125 100
3rd 135 110 88 65

 

Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test Points – Male

Points

Pull-Ups

Crunches

3-Mile Run

100

20

100

18:00

99

99

18:10

98

98

18:20

97

97

18:30

96

96

18:40

95

19

95

18:50

94

94

19:00

93

93

19:10

92

92

19:20

91

91

19:30

90

18

90

19:40

89

89

19:50

88

88

20:00

87

87

20:10

86

86

20:20

85

17

85

20:30

84

84

20:40

83

83

20:50

82

82

21:00

81

81

21:10

80

16

80

21:20

79

79

21:30

78

78

21:40

77

77

21:50

76

76

22:00

75

15

75

22:10

74

74

22:20

73

73

22:30

72

72

22:40

71

71

22:50

70

14

70

23:00

69

69

23:10

68

68

23:20

67

67

23:30

66

66

23:40

65

13

65

23:50

64

64

24:00

63

63

24:10

62

62

24:20

61

61

24:30

60

12

60

24:40

59

59

24:50

58

58

25:00

57

57

25:10

56

56

25:20

55

11

55

25:30

54

54

25:40

53

53

25:50

52

52

26:00

51

51

26:10

50

10

50

26:20

49

49

26:30

48

48

26:40

47

47

26: 50

46

46

27:00

45

9

45

27:10

44

44

27:20

43

43

27:30

42

42

27:40

41

41

27:50

40

8

40

28:00

39

x

28:10

38

x

28:20

37

x

28:30

36

x

28:40

35

7

x

28:50

34

x

29:00

33

x

29:10

32

x

29:20

31

x

29:30

30

6

x

29:40

29

x

29:50

28

x

30:00

27

x

30:10

26

x

30:20

25

5

x

30:30

24

x

30:40

23

x

30:50

22

x

31:00

21

x

31:10

20

4

x

31:20

19

x

31:30

18

x

31:40

17

x

31:50

16

x

32:00

15

3

x

32:10

14

x

x

32:20

13

x

x

32:30

12

x

x

32:40

11

x

x

32:50

10

x

x

33:00

9

x

x

x

8

x

x

x

7

x

x

x

6

x

x

x

5

x

x

x

4

x

x

x

3

x

x

x

2

x

x

x

1

x

x

x

* Round up all values (e.g., 18:01 to 18:09 equals 99 points)

In order to pass the semi-annual fitness test, Marines must perform the minimum acceptable performance requirements shown in the chart below. Additionally, they must have enough overall points to meet the 3rd class fitness requirements (see below).

Minimum Fitness Requirments for Each PFT Event – Males

Age

Pull-Ups

Crunches

3-Mile Run

17-26

3

50

28:00

27-39

3

45

29:00

40-45

3

45

30:00

46+

3

40

33:00

Marine Corps PFT Classification Scores – Male and Female

Class

Age 17-26

Age 27-39

Age 40-45

Age 46+

1st

225

200

175

150

2nd

175

150

125

100

3rd

135

110

88

65

 

The complete Marine Corps fitness score table for each event can be viewed at Military.com.

Many PT programs to train for the Marine Corps PFT can be found in the following Military.com links:

Pullups / Flexed Arm Hang
Pushups and Sit-ups
Running

Other Marine Corps Fitness Related Links:

The USMC Recruit Training PFT Standards
The Marine Corps Body Composition Program
The Marine Corps Fitness Score Charts
The RECON Marine PFT
The Marine Corps Weight Charts

Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL and fitness author certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. If you are interested in starting a workout program to create a healthy lifestyle – check out the Military.com Fitness eBook store and the Stew Smith article archive at Military.com. To contact Stew with your comments and questions, e-mail him at stew@stewsmith.com.

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