If you have a temporary profile from a doctor, and not your PA, can you still take an APFT?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 07:48:53 -0500

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Nov 22 at 2019 8:36 AM

LTC Jason Mackay — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 08:36:36 -0500

Your profile must state that you can not take the APFT in whole or in part. The profile must be in MEDPROS. the profile must be on the profile form. All profiles, regardless of short term or long term must be on that form. If you have a sick call slip from the ER, then you need to go to sick call the next Duty day and have it evaluated by your provider.

DA Form 3349 block 6. https://sill-http://www.army.mil/usancoa/BLC/DA%20Form%203349_Profile_form.pdf

There is sometimes a push to have the PA do the profile because they are more familiar with it and they are tracking non-available personnel. But if you see a cardiologist and they think you need a profile, they write it, if you are seen off-post by a civilian provider, the providers need to talk so that a profile can Be created.

DA%2520Form%25203349_Profile_form.pdf

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2019 12:05 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:05:15 -0500

FM 7-22 Appendix A-41: Soldiers with temporary physical profiles must take a regular three event APFT after the profile has expired. Soldiers with temporary profiles of long duration (more than three months) may take an alternate aerobic event as determined by the commander with input from health-care personnel. Everything I have read implies that you cannot take a record APFT while on a temporary profile of less than 90 days.

Response by CPL Gary Pifer made Nov 22 at 2019 1:54 PM

CPL Gary Pifer — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:54:21 -0500

Yeah.. but don't get caught or injured .. then you can be charged.

Response by CPT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 23 at 2019 9:23 AM

CPT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 09:23:33 -0500

Makes absolutely no difference who wrote the profile, so long as they are a DoD employed doctor and the profile states you cannot take all three events.