AFT Calculator 2026 – Army Fitness Test Score Calculator

How the AFT Scoring System Works

Every AFT event produces a raw performance first: pounds lifted for the MDL, correctly completed repetitions for the HRP, or elapsed time for the SDC, Plank and 2MR. That raw result is then matched against the Army’s published scoring table for the Soldier’s age group and applicable scoring column. Each event is worth 0 to 100 points, so a complete five-event AFT has a maximum score of 500.

This calculator uses the Army’s published point-by-point thresholds rather than estimating scores between a 60-point minimum and a 100-point maximum. That distinction matters because the official tables are not mathematically linear. Some adjacent point rows share a performance threshold or contain no separate raw-performance value, so an interpolated score can be wrong even when the 60-, 70- and 100-point benchmarks are correct.

How Do You Calculate Your AFT Score?

Convert your five recorded event results into points using the correct Army table, then add the five event scores. You add the points, rather than pounds, repetitions or seconds.

Total AFT score = MDL points + HRP points + SDC points + PLK points + 2MR points

1. Choose your table: use your age on the test date and the applicable General or Combat scoring column.
2. Look up each raw result: match your deadlift weight, counted push-ups and three event times to the published point thresholds.
3. Add the five scores: each contributes up to 100, giving a maximum total of 500.
4. Check the result: for an ordinary five-event test, verify every event minimum before checking your General or Combat total. Medical-profile requirements are separate.

Calculation guidance checked against the Army’s currently linked scoring tables on October 6, 2026. The scoring PDF is effective June 1, 2025; the review date does not mean a new scale was issued in 2026.

What Do M/C and F Mean on the AFT Score Tables?

The Army scoring tables use an M/C column and an F column within each age bracket. M/C is used for male General scoring and for the sex-neutral Combat standard. F is the Female column used for General-standard scoring.

The Combat standard remains age-normed but sex-neutral. This means a female Soldier’s General score and Combat-standard score can differ even when the raw event performances are identical.

Use the same test-day age group for every event. For example, age 25 uses the 22–26 columns, while age 27 uses 27–31. Our AFT score chart lets you check the thresholds for your own column.

How Do You Read Results Between Table Rows?

Use the highest point threshold your raw result actually meets. More weight, valid push-ups or plank time can earn more points; faster SDC and run times can earn more points. Do not choose the nearest row or invent an intermediate score.

In the 22–26 M/C column, a 240-pound deadlift earns 79 points and 250 pounds earns 81. There is no separate 80-point deadlift threshold in that column. For the SDC, 2:31 earns 60 and 2:26 earns 61, so a recorded 2:30 earns 60.

Enter deadlift weight in pounds, including the bar, and use the push-ups your grader counted. Record times as minutes:seconds: 2:30 means 150 seconds, while 2.30 decimal minutes would mean 138 seconds. Use current AFT tables, since an old six-event ACFT total includes a different test and scoring scale.

General AFT Standard

For the General standard, a Soldier must score at least 60 points in every event and at least 300 points overall. General scoring is normed by age and sex.

Combat AFT Standard

For Soldiers in designated combat specialties, the AFT Combat standard requires at least 60 points in every event and at least 350 points overall. Combat scoring is age-normed and sex-neutral.

A Combat Soldier does not need 70 points in every individual event. A 350-point total across five events is mathematically a 70-point average, but the individual-event minimum remains 60.

Can a High Total Still Fail the AFT?

Yes. For an ordinary five-event test, a total of 419 from 90 + 90 + 90 + 90 + 59 still misses the event minimum. By comparison, 90 + 80 + 60 + 60 + 60 reaches 350 with every event at 60 or above, meeting both General and Combat score requirements.

Worked AFT Score Example

For a Soldier age 22–26 using the M/C scoring column:

This example passes the General standard and also reaches the 350-point Combat total while maintaining at least 60 points in every event. The values come from the Army’s published point-by-point scoring scales rather than a percentage conversion.

What Would Raise This Example From 361 to 375?

In the same 22–26 M/C column, improving the SDC from 2:30 to 2:05 raises it from 60 to 70 points. Improving the two-mile run from 18:55 to 18:23 raises it from 66 to 70. With the other three results unchanged, the new total is 79 + 82 + 70 + 74 + 70 = 375.

Use the calculator above to change one result at a time and compare possible targets. Check your own age group and scoring column before assuming the same improvement earns the same points.

Keep Your Calculation Separate From Your Official Record

A calculator result helps you check the arithmetic and plan your next target. Your official result comes from an administered test and the Army’s recording process. Combining your best event performances from different days gives you a hypothetical target, rather than a recorded AFT result.

For the information to check on a score record, see our DA Form 705 and AFT results guide. To check the fitness contribution toward promotion, use the AFT promotion points calculator.

Why Female General and Combat Scores Can Differ

The same raw performances can produce a different General score for a female Soldier because the Female General scoring column differs from the M/C column. For a female Soldier age 22–26, the same 240 lb MDL, 39 HRP, 2:30 SDC, 2:10 Plank and 18:55 2MR performances produce 431/500 under Female General scoring. Re-scoring those same raw performances under the M/C Combat standard produces 361/500.

That is why the Combat Standard Check must re-score the raw performances rather than simply reuse the General total.

The Five Army Fitness Test Events

Illustration of the Three-Repetition Maximum Deadlift event.

1. Three-Repetition Maximum Deadlift (MDL)

The MDL measures muscular strength. The Soldier completes three continuous repetitions with the hexagonal or trap bar, and the successfully completed load becomes the raw performance used for scoring.

The event places substantial demand on the lower body, posterior chain, grip and trunk. Higher successfully completed loads earn more points according to the Soldier’s age group and applicable scoring column.

Calculator input: weight successfully lifted for three repetitions, in pounds.

3-Rep Max Deadlift Calculator →

2. Hand-Release Push-Up (HRP)

The HRP is a two-minute repetition event that measures upper-body muscular endurance. Each repetition must meet the Army’s movement standard, including the required hand and arm movement at the bottom position.

The raw score is the number of correctly completed repetitions within two minutes.

Calculator input: correctly completed repetitions in two minutes.

Hand-Release Push-Up Calculator →

Hand-release push-up repetition performed with a straight body position.

The backward sled drag is one of five continuous 50-meter SDC movements.

3. Sprint-Drag-Carry (SDC)

The SDC is a 250-meter shuttle event made up of five 50-meter movements: sprint, sled drag, lateral movement, kettlebell carry and a final sprint. Army-standard equipment includes a 90-pound sled and two 40-pound kettlebells.

The event assesses muscular strength and endurance together with anaerobic power and anaerobic endurance. Faster completion times earn higher scores.

Calculator input: total elapsed minutes and seconds.

Sprint-Drag-Carry Calculator →

4. Plank (PLK)

The Plank is the AFT’s core muscular-endurance event. The Soldier maintains the required forearm plank position while keeping the head, shoulders, back, hips and legs in a straight-line position from head to heels.

Longer valid hold times earn higher scores. The Army scoring table contains some point rows without a separate published Plank time, so this calculator follows the actual listed thresholds rather than inventing intermediate scores.

For example, in the age 22–26 M/C column, 1:25 earns 60 points. The next listed sub-60 performance, 1:24, earns 58 points.

Calculator input: valid hold time in minutes and seconds.

Plank Calculator →

Forearm plank position maintained under AFT testing conditions.

Soldiers maintaining pace during the timed two-mile run.

5. Two-Mile Run (2MR)

The 2MR measures aerobic endurance. Soldiers run two miles for time on an authorized measured running surface. Faster valid completion times earn higher scores.

Aerobic endurance supports a Soldier’s ability to sustain physical work for longer periods and recover between repeated physical tasks.

Calculator input: two-mile completion time in minutes and seconds.

2-Mile Run Calculator → 2-Mile Run Pace Calculator →

AFT vs ACFT vs CFT: Know the Difference

The Standing Power Throw belongs to the legacy ACFT, not the current five-event AFT. The Army ended ACFT record testing after May 31, 2025 and made the AFT the test of record on June 1, 2025.

The Combat Field Test is also not a replacement for the AFT. Army Directive 2026-07 specifically establishes the CFT as an additional requirement for designated combat specialties.

AFT Minimum Passing Benchmarks: Quick Reference

These are the 60-point raw-performance thresholds from the current Army scoring scales for the first two age brackets. M/C means the Male/Combat column; F means Female General scoring.

Under the General standard, five 60-point event scores produce the minimum 300/500 passing total. A Combat-standard Soldier must still reach at least 350 overall, so five 60-point performances would not satisfy the Combat total requirement.

AFT Score and Promotion Guides

After checking your event breakdown, these guides explain what a result means and when it counts toward promotion.