Army Combat Fitness Test Calculator Question

[lenjee]

Hello everyone,

I've been navigating the intricacies of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and encountered a question about the ACFT calculator.

I'm curious if anyone else has experienced any challenges or uncertainties when using it. Specifically, I'm trying to understand how certain factors impact the overall score. '

Does anyone have insights on how the calculator handles individual performance on different events, and if any nuances might not be immediately apparent?

Your shared experiences and knowledge would be immensely valuable as I strive for a clearer understanding of the ACFT scoring process.

Feel free to share tips, advice, or any resources that have helped you grasp the calculator's functionality better.

 

[lenjee]

Hello everyone,

I've been navigating the intricacies of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and encountered a question about the ACFT calculator.

I'm curious if anyone else has experienced any challenges or uncertainties when using it. Specifically, I'm trying to understand how certain factors impact the overall score. '

Does anyone have insights on how the calculator handles individual performance on different events, and if any nuances might not be immediately apparent?

Your shared experiences and knowledge would be immensely valuable as I strive for a clearer understanding of the Army Combat Fitness Test Calculator (ACFT) scoring process.

Feel free to share tips, advice, or any resources that have helped you grasp the calculator's functionality better.

thanks in advance for any help

 

[drop bear103]

My coach did an army fitness test thing. That was all rated 1 to 6 and you had to get a certain overall score.

Is that the same sort of test?

 

[drop bear103]

Yeah. Sort of looks similar. The trick I believe is to use your strengths wisely. So that you get high scores wherever you need them quickly. And get rests for the next exercise.

While not attempting scores you can't achieve. So say if you get a 4 (or whatever the measure is) and then kill yourself for a 5. And miss. You have just shot yourself in the foot.

 

[HighKick1]

Hello everyone,

I've been navigating the intricacies of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and encountered a question about the ACFT calculator.

I'm curious if anyone else has experienced any challenges or uncertainties when using it. Specifically, I'm trying to understand how certain factors impact the overall score. '

Does anyone have insights on how the calculator handles individual performance on different events, and if any nuances might not be immediately apparent?

Your shared experiences and knowledge would be immensely valuable as I strive for a clearer understanding of the ACFT scoring process.

Feel free to share tips, advice, or any resources that have helped you grasp the calculator's functionality better.

Army Combat Fitness Test
Seems straightforward. I believe the number you are looking for is 480, 80 from each unit. Since a person knows the test, they should know what to work on.

 

[lenjee]

Yeah. Sort of looks similar. The trick I believe is to use your strengths wisely. So that you get high scores wherever you need them quickly. And get rests for the next exercise.

While not attempting scores you can't achieve. So say if you get a 4 (or whatever the measure is) and then kill yourself for a 5. And miss. You have just shot yourself in the foot.
I'm curious if anyone else has experienced any challenges or uncertainties when using it. Specifically, I'm trying to understand how certain factors impact the overall score. '

Does anyone have insights on how the calculator handles individual performance on different events, and if any nuances might not be immediately apparent?

Your shared experiences and knowledge would be immensely valuable as I strive for a clearer understanding of the ACFT scoring process of ACFT Calculator.

Feel free to share tips, advice, or any resources that have helped you grasp the calculator's functionality better.

thank you so much for your suggestion

 

[Prince_Alarming103]

I know I'm wrong about this, but a part of me still feels that a soldier made to run miles and do pushups in boots and the sleet will have the edge on a soldier who has been encouraged to ponce about in an air conditioned heated gymnasium equipped with a suspicious quantity of mirrors. Anyway, best of luck on the test OP.

 

[Bagwenes]

I just plugged my numbers straight into the official chart and did the math myself—way easier than trying to guess if a calculator online is right or up to date.

 

[windwalker099102]

fitness Calculator​

The new AFT combat standard was developed to sex-neutral and age-normed, and soldiers serving in combat specialties must achieve a minimum of 60 points per event and an overall minimum score of 350.

“The AFT general standard is performance-normed by sex and age groups. Soldiers serving in combat-enabling specialties must attain a score of at least 60 points per event and an overall minimum score of 300,” the Army added."

Seems very straightforward…

You have to score at least 60 points in each event, with a minimum overall of 300 for non-combat specialties and 350 for combat specialties.

No longer gender-normed — everyone meets the same standard.

“For those 21 MOSes, they will all be graded on the male scale, so it will be sex neutral,” Command Sergeant Major JoAnn Naumann told Task & Purpose. “The passing score for most people will be a 300 with a minimum of 60 in every event. For those in those 21 specialties, the passing score will be 350 with a minimum of 60 in every event.”

There has been concern, including from the RAND authors, that pass/fail policies could impact women in the service, including retention rates.

A step in the right direction…

The old test — some 20 or more years back — was gender-normed, never made much sense for people doing the same jobs. The key focus should be on combat efficiency.

The same could be said for the weight standards, which were also gender-normed, even though people were performing the same duties.

 

[Stuarto63]

I know I'm wrong about this, but a part of me still feels that a soldier made to run miles and do pushups in boots and the sleet will have the edge on a soldier who has been encouraged to ponce about in an air conditioned heated gymnasium equipped with a suspicious quantity of mirrors. Anyway, best of luck on the test OP.

That's what we used to have to do. The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) consisted of a two-mile run, pushups, and sit-ups. It didn't matter if it was raining, if it was you were running and pushing in it. Most didn't have an issue passing because we conducted PT on a regular basis.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf103]

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