Should there be one minimum APFT standard regardless of age and gender? What do you all think?

Agreed, although all of us have our strenghths and weaknesses and I do not place a large portion of my evaluation on anyone based on their PT score. It's important and you should do your best and try and improve but your overall performance is what is really important. I am 39 now by the way. If we do one minimum it will be slower then 18 minutes I think. Or we will lose 20% of the force probably

MAJ (Join to see) when I said that my 2 miles run went up for more than 30 secs I meant the time that I had to do and not the time that I actually did.
The Marines ask for less than 20% of body fat just to join, for my age the Army ask less than 28%, that's another joke. 28% body fat is obese in any scale.

I was running my 2 miles under 1600....all the way until I turned 44....after that back surgery....all I can say is protect your most valuable asset? Your body...because you have your whole life to live after you get out!

@PFC Antonio Camacho Ortiz - It's an inescapable fact that as you age, you slow down. It happens.  However, you've discovered a "flaw" in the APFT tables.  As you age, your best chance of getting a max score is the first year you move into a new age bracket.  HOWEVER, that holds only but for so long.  If you're trying to max the run, you're looking at 16:30 or thereabouts.  Pushups and situps stabilize around the 50-60 range, but that run doesn't drop as much as you might think.  go for the 300 while you can.

I spent 3 days in Budapest in 1996 on a pass from Bosnia. Was a PFC back then but had a good time

MAJ (Join to see) - be careful, it grown on you quickly, next thing you know you have a wife and children! lol Seriously, I love it in Budapest, I work in other countries during the week so I get the change up, making Budapest a true pleasure each time. Look me up should you return, there are a few of us in Budapest!

Will do, I stayed at the Ramada I believe on Margaret Island and the wife and kid are here already. lol

All are welcome!