First PFT

The Basic Idea

If you do not know already, PFT stands for Physical Fitness Test. You scored on a scale of 0 to 100 for three events with an overall perfect score of 300. You must do pull ups, USMC crunches, and 3 mile run.

Currently for 2016 the maxes are 20 pull ups, 100 crunches, and 18 mins on the run. (No one needs to know the mins because we should be shooting for the maximum, the mins will not even give you a competitive score to be considered for OCS from what I have been told)

For my first test I hit 17 pull ups, 85 crunches, and 23:27 on the run, overall score was a 237.

Use this calculator:

http://usmc.pftcalculator.com/

Review

My 237 is by no means competitive for OCS application or good fitness to make it through OCS but it is a start and my recruiting officers told me that most people cannot even pass it their first time.So I have plenty to work on with a good base and only three weeks of preparation.

Be aware that as of January 1, 2017 the standards are changing. New body fat limits, weight exemptions, and a whole host of other BS you shift through to find out that the new maxes are something like 23 pull ups, 125 crunches, and about the same on the run, with the option to do push ups (do not do them) for fewer possible points.

Here is a quick video: