I have a soldier with an ETS date is in 20 days, and the command wants to give him a PT test. Does the soldier have to do it/pass or fail?

Sounds like soldier harassment to me. Reading the other comments posted, it looks like the senior NCOs have already answered this question well. I've experienced this too many times during my time in service, being one of the NCOs tasked to grade or record the soldier. I'd remind my leadership that with (insert soldier's name and rank here) being listed as an upcoming loss to the unit that their score will not count towards the unit average and that the soldier's PCS/ETS date could be pushed back if the soldier gets hurt during the APFT...which would end up costing the Army more money. The response I'd usually receive is, "Shut the f--- up, SGT Blue and do what the f--- I said! AIRBORNE?!?"

Free my boi! No test!!!

If you shove a PT test down his throat, you lost a possible reenlistment or a career reservist. Nothing worse than leaving with a bad taste in your mouth. Every veteran is a potential recruiter. I have counseled many young people who wanted to know about enlisting from a veteran. Remember that.

I had a 1SG that hated two of my soldiers and he made it his lifes mission to ensure they ets without an award. I managed to sneak one through S1 and got an award for soldier NO1, I went on leave and while I was gone he put out my NO2 soldier without an award. He actually changed his ets to get him out before I returned. they were both smart, loyal and hard workers, they were not in compliance with weight(getting out soon made them eat the foods they missed). so what, they served their country and deserved and award. The 1SG was wrong. period...

Why? He's gone in 20 days. Once he's had his final physical, he no longer has to do PT unless he wants to. He should be at 1st formation for accountability and after that his focus should be on finaling out and looking employment elsewhere. He should be checking in with his first line supervisor through out the day for accountability. If the command already approved his discharge papers he can refuse not to take the PT test or participate in any type of training. What command gon do? 4856 him, Kick him out...LOL. He's done

Yes, however, there must be something more here, the soldier recently failed and is this a retest. In which case the unit has good reason. To ETS with full benefit one should have maintained military standard.

Has he completed his final physical?

What kind of foolishness is this! if the soldier intends to leave the military and head to the transitional point in 20 days and a wake-up, he does not need any "Dam" PT Test. I've never heard of something so stupid in my life, maybe that Dizzy Cdr. needs to do the PT Test himself, and let's see how he would fare out on that one. The soldier can opt out of that foolishness if he wants to, I know that I would. And don't let that stupid commander starts harassing him with article 15 action. If this be the case and they try to hold him beyond his ETS date for this stupid action, he's going to have to answer to a higher power within the Chain of Command. The solider does have the option to seek counseling from the Inspector General's Office (IG). It sounds like this Cdr. needs to really get a life, and find something more constructive to do within his company, like focusing on the rest of the soldiers to ensure that they are in the readiness mode for anything that may come down through the Chain of Command within a moments notice.

Tell that soldier to fall out for sick call that day. Then again if he's an expert Sham shield, he'll already know what to do