Posted on Jan 3, 2022
What are the physical requirements to graduate from Army Boot Camp (2022)? How long do I have to run 2 miles?
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CPT Lawrence Cable
SFC Ralph E Kelley - This is the Standard for the ACFT. Note that MOS's are ranked differently, a passing score of 60 points won't get you into an Infantry Unit. https://www.armycombatfitnesstest.com/scoringstandards
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CPT Lawrence Cable
SFC Ralph E Kelley - I just found the MOS list of that shows whether your MOS is moderate, significant or heavy. https://newpttestarmy.com/acft-info/acft-standards-by-mos/#Enlisted-ACFT-MOS-List
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - That is one of those requirements that seems to get changed monthly. They tried to implement this same kind of program back in the late 80's, it didn't even get as far as this one. But the same problems, a truly age and gender neutral test based on MOS requirements didn't open up the MOS's like they wanted. My cynical side doubts that the ACFT survives in current social climate.
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Have you already started running? About a year before I enlisted I started running, but I wasn't concerned about pace or distance. I just kept running and started adding another corner, store, or other landmark. In short, I ran until I was done. I was in pretty good shape when I left for basic and stayed in the fast group. Make sure that you are also working on push ups, sit up, and general fitness.
ETA: Softball spring training was tougher than Basic Training PT.
ETA: Softball spring training was tougher than Basic Training PT.
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Nicolas Guillen Cortez did you ask your recruiter? Regardless, just Google ACFT requirements.
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The only time Drill SGT's are not going to be hounding your running is going to be the very last fitness test for record before you go off to AIT.
There was a kid in my basic training unit that could do the 2 mile in under 12 minutes. You know what he couldn't do? Push ups. So his life sucked all the same. His assigned weapon was the 249.
What ever standards you are today the requirement will be you are better tomorrow.
There was a kid in my basic training unit that could do the 2 mile in under 12 minutes. You know what he couldn't do? Push ups. So his life sucked all the same. His assigned weapon was the 249.
What ever standards you are today the requirement will be you are better tomorrow.
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Two miles is the distance you have to complete running two miles.
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Army is basic combat training but to answer your question the current PT test requires everyone to complete 2 miles in under 21 minutes. However, the faster you complete the run the better. I always shoot for 14 or 15 minutes.
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Because the Army has continuously changed the ACFT and the requirements (and I am rertired, so I don't follow it religiously like I used to), I can't tell you specifics. But here is what I CAN tell you:
The specifics don't matter. If you go in to Basic Training (do NOT call it Boot Camp, by the way, that will earn you pain) in reasonably adequate shape, the Drill Sergeants WILL get you into good enough shape to graduate. It is their JOB and they are damned good at it.
When I joined I could do a bunch of push-ups. But I couldn't do more than a couple ARMY pushups. By the time I graduated basic I was doing 70 in my 2 minutes. I was a decent runner, completing the 2-mile in around 15 minutes. By the time I graduated, I was under 12. And situps - well, I struggled to do 20 in ANY amount of time. I graduated doing around 60 in 2 minutes.
Go to Basic in decent shape, and willing to work. Your Drills will get you the rest of the way there.
The specifics don't matter. If you go in to Basic Training (do NOT call it Boot Camp, by the way, that will earn you pain) in reasonably adequate shape, the Drill Sergeants WILL get you into good enough shape to graduate. It is their JOB and they are damned good at it.
When I joined I could do a bunch of push-ups. But I couldn't do more than a couple ARMY pushups. By the time I graduated basic I was doing 70 in my 2 minutes. I was a decent runner, completing the 2-mile in around 15 minutes. By the time I graduated, I was under 12. And situps - well, I struggled to do 20 in ANY amount of time. I graduated doing around 60 in 2 minutes.
Go to Basic in decent shape, and willing to work. Your Drills will get you the rest of the way there.
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