How many times do you have to pass the APFT?

Good Grief kid, you will take an AFPT normally at least 2 x per year as long as you are in, and in some units, a hell of a lot more than that.

Wow... yes. Basic, AIT, and then for the rest of your career whenever they feel like doing a record APFT.

At a minimum of once a year, but more often like once every 6 months........and that is just for record. There are also diagnostic APFTs........which could happen almost whenever