What are the APFT standards for BLC? Is it 60 in each category or is it 70?

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:08:46 -0400

Passing APFT for BLC

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 19 at 2018 6:21 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:21:02 -0400

Army Standard is 60, but the NCOA Commandant will have set APFT standards as to what scores will dictate if you will be in the running for Honor Grad, Distinguished Honor Grad.....or they could even set the standard of 70 for the APFT. All will depend on the Commandant.

Response by CSM Eric Biggs made Apr 20 at 2018 4:02 PM

CSM Eric Biggs — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:02:01 -0400

Based on your question; your mindset is the problem here. You should not care what the minimum standards are, you should be asking what could happen if I maxed the APFT at school. What it takes to pass the APFT with 60% in each event is pathetic. Our standards are so low it is frankly embarrassing. If you can’t consistently stay above 80% in each
event I don’t think you should be a leader of any kind.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2018 1:13 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 13:13:53 -0400

As a former ALC SGL, yes 60 is the minimum for passing, by if your Soldiers have a difficulty achieving the bare minimum, I will let you know first hand the the NCO Academy grades to the standard- and many Soldiers that come through the NCO Academy routinely have push up and sit up “form” issues - resulting in a loss of reps. Best advice I can give is to ensure your pre APFT (30 days prior to report) are graded by a senior NCO and your Soldiers can at least score 70-80 points. Failing a NCOES is a terrible thing.