Has anyone participated in the new OPAT?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 19:51:34 -0400

Response by SFC George Smith made Nov 4 at 2016 8:10 PM

SFC George Smith — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:10:09 -0400

Is this the new name for the Physical Training Test

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 4 at 2016 8:26 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:26:22 -0400

Have not participated but got training on it from USAREC personnel.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 4 at 2016 8:44 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:44:22 -0400

I administered one. It's a tough test if you're a 12 year old boy. Otherwise, it's ridiculous. The deadlift is 200 pounds or so.

Response by LTC Leonard M. Manning, Sr made Nov 5 at 2016 5:00 AM

LTC Leonard M. Manning, Sr — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 05:00:00 -0400

I have been retired since 2009 and served under 2 different APFTs. From reading about the new requirements if appears that the new OPAT was developed for the preteen to be able to pass.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2016 3:01 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 15:01:09 -0400

Yes, I am the OPAT NCO for my recruiting center, whats the question?

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 17 at 2018 8:00 PM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:00:28 -0500

I just took it last week. I'm a 31 YO female and was given a one day notice from my recruiter that I needed to take the OPAT. I qualified in the gray category for each of the events except the shuttle run (where I landed in the gold category). Had I more notice, I could have done much better in all events, but I didn't find it particularly challenging.