For APFT failures, which starts separation procedures, two consecutive failures or two failures overall?

2017-04-25T13:10:43-04:00

I'm pretty sure I know the answer but can't find it in the regs. Separation on APFT failure is after failing two consecutive APFTs right? So say you fail the first one, take another within the 90 days and fail that - then separated. But if you fail one and then pass them for the next year but then fail one a year later, that's not cause for separation is it?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2017 1:13 PM

2017-04-25T13:13:09-04:00

yes two RECORD APFT fail in a row.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2017 2:07 PM

2017-04-25T14:07:27-04:00

I asked because I got some misinformation. I'm at a joint unit - the SEL of my directorate is AF. He came up to me saying that one of the soldiers failed his PT test and they're separating him. I said it was a first heard for me because I had just gotten back off leave yesterday. I talked to one of the other Army NCOs who is in his section - no. He failed a diagnostic. Not a record. She said it was explained to the SEL about three times that he failed a practice PT test not a record. But he came and asked me about it and then our division NCOIC and he didn't now because there was nothing to know. It was a practice. He failed one last year about this time (we do our APFTs in spring and fall here). He passed it in the fall. The other NCO said if he fails this one in May he will get chaptered. I said I thought it had to be two consecutive like two in a row and she said two within a year. I wasn't too sure about that either.

Also I did read through the regs. The TC (which says nothing). 635-200. 350-1 also. It just said two consecutive so I wasn't sure but apparently no one failed a record recently anyway.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2018 3:14 PM

2018-07-14T15:14:20-04:00

When does the 90 days start to take the next APFT?