What are other training rooms doing with valid APFT tests due to Covid-19 that are outside of a year?

2020-09-08T16:20:19-04:00

I'm our units training room NCO and was wondering what other training rooms are doing with personnel that have current a current APFT due to the Covid-19 restrictions but are out of tolerance due to DTMS. any advice is appreciated.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 8 at 2020 4:32 PM

2020-09-08T16:32:00-04:00

Nothing is being done. FTMS is just a system, it works for us, we don’t work for it. Everyone with a passing APFT no longer needs to take one. I have seen some units re-aging APFTs which means giving them a new passing APFT, but that’s unnecessary and not legit. There is no negative repercussion to the Soldier for not having an up to date APFT, and they will not lose their promotable status

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 8 at 2020 7:21 PM

2020-09-08T19:21:49-04:00

Our unit received guidance from battalion level about how to enter data for apft including height and weight in the system. I imagine you should get the same info from higher up.

No apft is being performed unless someone was a previous failure. Plan is once restrictions are lifted to do ACFT but it will not count negatively towards soldiers and the plank is allowed if a soldier fails the leg tuck (but must first attempt a leg tuck and then drop to a plank).

Response by SSG Brian G. made Sep 8 at 2020 11:01 PM

2020-09-08T23:01:22-04:00

What other training rooms SHOULD be doing is paying attention to what has been passed down from on high which is if a Soldier has a passing APFT then until at least 2022 they do not have to take an APFT. If they have a failing APFT then they have to take one to remove the flag. This applies to all schools and units.

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2020 8:24 AM

2020-09-09T08:24:14-04:00

This is a tough one I know some units being pressured to “re-age” them as SFC Boyd mentioned in order to remain green. Which doesn’t seem like the most legit answer, I think the right answer to this is probably just let them be, I imagine the system will be updated to reflect the changes. That’s just my point of view on it like I said, but at the end of the day whatever your unit CoC decides and has you do just ride with that.