Answer: AR 350-1 CHAPTER 1 SECTION 4
WHAT AR COVERS THE ARMY PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM?

The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) was designed to test the muscular strength endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the United States Army. Soldiers were scored based on their performance in three events consisting of the push-up sit-up and a two-mile run ranging from 0 to 100 points in each event. A minimum score of 60 in each event was required to pass the test. …

The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) was designed to test the muscular strength endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the United States Army. Soldiers were scored based on their performance in three events consisting of the push-up sit-up and a two-mile run ranging from 0 to 100 points in each event. A minimum score of 60 in each event was required to pass the test. The soldier's overall score was the sum of the points from the three events. If a soldier passed all three events the total could have range from 180 to 300. Active component and Active Guard Reserve (AGR) component Soldiers were required to take a "record" (meaning for official records) APFT at least twice each calendar year. Army Reservists (Troop Program Unit - TPU) and National Guard Soldiers were required to take a "record" test once per calendar year. Army Regulation 350–1 stated that record APFTs for TPU Soldiers must be separated by eight months; this does not change regardless of their duty status i.e. active duty (under Title 10) annual training etc. Ar my reservist and national guardsmen components do not change upon deployment or entering active duty status. FM 7-22 covers the administration of the APFT as well as ways to conduct individual squad and unit level physical training sessions If due to a diagnosed medical condition a soldier was temporarily unable to conduct one or more of the events in the record APFT the soldier could have been granted an extension to allow him or her to overcome his or her injury and return to an acceptable level of physical fitness. If a soldier had a permanent medical condition that kept him or her from conducting the two mile run an alternative aerobic event consisting of either a 2.5-mile walk an 800-yard swim or 6.2-mile cycle ride could have been taken. There were no alternate events for the push-up or sit-up.

The physical fitness assessments for the U.S. Army were first developed in 1858 at the United States Military Academy . Over the years the athletics for soldiers have been revised repeatedly. According to a U.S. Army abstract the calisthenics and events of "push-ups sit-ups and a 2-mile run was introduced in 1980." As of 2020 the APFT is being phased out for the Army's new physical fitness test the

The physical fitness assessments for the U.S. Army were first developed in 1858 at the United States Military Academy . Over the years the athletics for soldiers have been revised repeatedly. According to a U.S. Army abstract the calisthenics and events of "push-ups sit-ups and a 2-mile run was introduced in 1980." As of 2020 the APFT is being phased out for the Army's new physical fitness test the ACFT .

The Army Body Composition Program (ABCP) is a United States Army program that ...

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