APFT
NCOES
Training
Having spent 2 1/2 years as and SGL and Sr SGL, I can tell you that we did not grade "harder", we graded to standard. When we were selected as SGLs at Ft. Stewart, one of the classes we went through was the proper grading for the APFT. We know on APFT day there will be whining and complaining from many students because their scores "dropped", but it was due to their incorrect form, mostly on push-ups but to a lesser extent sit-ups as well, that their units would let slide. We were not out there to weed out individuals, we were chosen due to our professionalism to train and mentor young NCOs/Soldiers to become the standard bearers of the future. I used to tell my students all the time, especially when it came to pt, "I will train you to the standard and show you what right looks like, once you get back to your unit however, you will see things that are not to standard, it is up to you to implement change where you can, but ultimately what your PSG/1SG enforces it what your unit's standard will be."
"TREAT 'EM ROUGH!!"
Talked to the "Senior" and he offered that I could retake it with the people that had not met standard at the end of the course, but wouldn't be in the running for the PT award or on the famous 1059. I'm not sure if he even mentioned it to her.
I'm glad the experience is over, as you feel like it's a discredit to your ability, but honestly it's their test and their screw up, either way. If we (NCOs) can't understand these basic essentials, then how are we ever going to tackle the bigger issues.
To close, if people follow the policy and not strive to make this simple test harder or easier than it should be, then we'll never do ourselves the justice of doing something more.
The APFT at NCOES, in my experience, is not graded any differently, it is just graded to the standard. I will admit that my APFT score decreased when I first attended NCOES because I wasn't going all the way down. I didn't believe it at first, but I did have someone record me doing push ups on my own one day, and I could see that as I got tired my form did not meet the standard.
At NCOES, they graded strictly to the standard. Any sub-standard push-ups and sit-ups do not count. I have never heard of anyone complaining about the run/walk/bike at NCOES though, but that is probably because it is hard to screw up your form on those.
MFTs haven't been removed from the unit. There is a Master Fitness Trainer School located at Fort Jackson, SC . Also, there is no longer a TC 3-22.20, it is FM 7-22 that covers the Army Physical Readiness Training.
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