Can BLC APFT Card be used as record toward promotion points?

2020-06-05T11:13:44-04:00

I missed promotion points by 16 because my BLC APFT card was used instead of the one taken at my unit the same month. I read a few things in this stating BLC card cannot be used but I wanted to clarify.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2020 11:18 AM

2020-06-05T11:18:09-04:00

Which was the most recent?

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2020 11:25 AM

2020-06-05T11:25:11-04:00

The reason the score is different between the two is because at BLC I was required by my grader to touch my chest completely to the ground and release my hands from the ground. I usually max my push ups but they suffered on this one APFT.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2020 11:26 AM

2020-06-05T11:26:45-04:00

An APFT administered in NCOES is a record APFT:

AR 350-1, Ch 3-13, c.
c. APFT Soldiers attending the following PME schools and courses: SSC, USASMA, Joint Special Operation Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (JSOFSEA), CCC, CGSOC, WOAC, WOILE, WOSSE, NLC, ALC, SLC, MLC, and BLC, will be administered the APFT (for record) as a course requirement.

If the BLC APFT was your most recent record APFT, then that's your most recent record APFT.

What exactly have you read that states otherwise?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2020 11:31 AM

2020-06-05T11:31:23-04:00

Which ever one was your latest counts unfortuantely.

Response by SGM Billy Herrington made Jun 5 at 2020 5:22 PM

2020-06-05T17:22:21-04:00

If BLC is the most recent, since it is put into DTMS, it’s the one they use.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2020 12:28 AM

2020-06-06T00:28:40-04:00

The most current Record APFT counts. However, If they did not correctly administer the standard for the APFT then the test is invalid. Lifting hands during push up goes against the regulation. Just like if they made you run 2.5 miles. The issue would be how do you prove that really happened. Lastly, this is a great lesson for a young leader. You should know the standard and should have refused to do them incorrectly. Had they said you could have your knees down so you could do more push-ups you would have said no, same difference. Don't ever be ordered to do the wrong thing.