What regulation covers APFT failure?

The records of soldiers who fail a record APFT for the first time and those who fail to take the APFT within the required period (AR 350-15, paragraph 11) must be flagged IAW AR 600-8-2 (Reference B). Soldiers who fail any or all of the events must retake the entire APFT.

What regulation covers APFT?

Once again, FM 21-20 is the official APFT Army Regulation, but there are other supporting regulations, manuals and forms.

Do you get an honorable discharge for failing a PT test?

Unless there is something adverse in your record or performance, people separated for APFT failures generally receive HON discharges. A good military attorney can advocate that outcome for you.

Can you be flagged for failing the Acft?

No adverse administrative actions will be taken against a Soldier for failing the ACFT. These limits on ACFT use will remain in place until Army Senior Leaders are confident the test and policies achieve the goals needed to support Multi-Domain Operations and the requirements of the future operational environment.

What regulation governs the ACFT?

Uniform: The uniform for the ACFT is the Army Physical Fitness Uniform per AR 670-1.

Can you be flagged for failing a diagnostic APFT?

Your failure to meet minimum Army standards is an overall indication of your less than acceptable fitness level/standards. Since this was a diagnostic APFT, you will not be flagged or considered for a bar to reenlistment. This means you are fully eligible for favorable actions like awards and promotions.

What happens if you fail APFT?

5. APFT Failures. Soldiers who fail a record APFT or fail to perform the record APFT will be flagged from favorable personnel actions. Soldiers who repeatedly fail the APFT or who have two consecutive failures will be subject to separation and/or barred from reenlistment.

How many APFT can you fail?

You will take a diagnostic APFT every 30 days until your record test to measure your progress. Two consecutive record APFT failures will result in consideration by the Company Commander for elimination procedures under the provisions of AR 635-200.

Is the APFT valid?

For now, soldiers have to take that test only for data collection purposes, but their last recorded APFT score remains valid for any purpose requiring a passing fitness score through next March.

What happens if you fail the APFT?

Soldiers who have failed an APFT are often put into a “remedial program” first, which includes additional physical training. An APFT failure also results in the soldier being “flagged” which make them ineligible for promotion and attendance to military training and/or schools.

Can the Army still give APFT?

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced today a new policy allowing all Soldiers in the ranks of corporal and specialist the option to take the Army Physical Fitness Test as the service transitions to the Army Combat Fitness Test.