What is the average AFT score?

The Army does not publish a single official average, and it varies widely by unit, age, and specialty. As a practical benchmark, a soldier who comfortably passes tends to land somewhere in the 350 to 400 range. Scoring below 300, or below 60 on any single event, is a failure regardless of the total.

Is 400 a good AFT score?

Yes. A 400 total averages 80 points per event and earns the maximum 30 AFT promotion points. It is a competitive score that stands out on a promotion board and signals well-rounded fitness across all five events. The next meaningful target above it is 465, which adds a body fat standard exemption.

What is a good score on each AFT event?

Each event is scored 0 to 100. 60 points is the minimum passing mark on every event. 80 points or above is a strong performance, and 90 or above is excellent. 100 is a maxed event. Because the scale steepens near the top, moving a weak event from 65 to 80 is far easier and adds more to your total than moving a strong event from 90 to 95.

What AFT score do I need for promotion points?

You need a total of 350 to earn any AFT promotion points. A 350 to 379 total earns 10 points, 380 to 399 earns 20 points, and 400 or above earns the maximum 30 points. Simply passing with a 300 on the general standard earns zero promotion points from the AFT.

What is the highest possible AFT score?

The maximum is 500, achieved by scoring a perfect 100 on all five events: the deadlift, hand-release push-up, sprint-drag-carry, plank, and two-mile run. Very few soldiers max every event. A score of 465 or above is already high enough to earn a body fat standard exemption under AR 600-9.

Is a good score different for combat MOS soldiers?

The scoring scale is the same, but the bar is higher. Soldiers in one of the 24 designated combat specialties must reach 350 total on a sex-neutral standard just to pass, where other soldiers pass at 300. For a combat-specialty soldier, 350 is the floor rather than a strong score, and a genuinely good total sits closer to 400 and above.

What Is a Good AFT Score? Passing, Competitive, and Maxed

Q: What is a good AFT score?

It depends on your goal. 300 is the minimum passing total on the general standard and 350 on the combat standard. A 350 total is generally considered solid because it is where AFT promotion points begin. A 400 is a strong, competitive score that earns the maximum AFT promotion points. A 465 or above is excellent and exempts you from body fat standards, and a 500 is a perfect maxed score.

The short answer

There is no single good AFT score, because good depends on your goal. To just pass, you need 300 total on the general standard or 350 on the combat standard, with at least 60 on every event. To be considered strong, aim for 400, which earns the maximum promotion points. To be considered excellent, aim for 465 or above, which also exempts you from body fat standards. A perfect score is 500.

Why There Is No Single Good Score

The AFT is scored out of 500: five events, each worth 0 to 100 points. But the total that counts as good changes depending on what you need it for. A soldier who only needs to stay compliant has a very different target than one preparing for a promotion board or trying to escape the tape. The most useful way to think about it is not one good number but a ladder of meaningful thresholds, each of which unlocks something concrete.

Before any of them matters, one rule overrides everything: you must score at least 60 points on every single event. Fall below 60 on one event and you fail the entire test, even with a high total. A 480 with a 55 on the two-mile run is a failure. So the first mark of a good score is not the total at all, it is having no weak event dragging below the line.

The AFT Scores That Actually Mean Something

These are the totals worth aiming for, what each one requires as an average per event, and what it unlocks.

Meaningful AFT total scores and what each one means
Total	Average	Rating	What it means
300	60 per event	Passing (general)	The minimum passing total on the general standard. Earns no promotion points.
350	70 per event	Solid / combat pass	The combat standard passing line, and where AFT promotion points begin (10 points).
380	76 per event	Strong	Earns 20 AFT promotion points. Competitive for most boards.
400	80 per event	Competitive	Earns the maximum 30 AFT promotion points. A well-rounded, standout score.
465	93 per event	Excellent	Exempts you from Army body fat standards under AR 600-9.
500	100 per event	Maxed	A perfect score: 100 points on all five events. Very rare.

See the full point tables behind these totals on the AFT score chart, or convert your raw reps and times into points with the AFT calculator.

What Is a Good Score on Each Event?

Because your total is built from five separate events, it helps to know what good looks like on a single one. Every event uses the same 0 to 100 scale, so the same rough guide applies across all of them:

•60 points is the minimum passing mark. Below it fails the whole test.
•80 points is a strong performance, and the average you need on every event to hit a 400 total.
•90 points is excellent, the kind of event score that carries a total upward.
•100 points is maxed, the top of the scale for your age and standard.

One quirk of the scale is worth understanding, because it changes how you should train. The points get harder to earn near the top. Moving a weak event from 65 to 80 points is far easier, and adds far more to your total, than grinding a strong event from 90 to 95. That is why the fastest route to a good total is almost always to raise your worst event, not to polish your best one.

Good Looks Different on the Combat Standard

The scoring scale is identical for everyone, but the bar for good is not. Soldiers in one of the 24 designated combat specialties are held to a sex-neutral combat standard and must reach 350 total just to pass, where other soldiers pass at 300. For a combat-specialty soldier, then, a 350 is not a good score, it is the floor. A genuinely strong total in that group sits closer to 400 and above.

This is also why comparing your total to someone else's is only useful if you are on the same standard and in the same age group. A 360 can be a comfortable pass for one soldier and a near-miss for another. The number that matters is your total measured against your own standard and your own goal.

How to Turn a Passing Score Into a Good One

If you are already passing and want to climb the ladder, the process is straightforward. Calculate your current total and look at the point value of each event, not just the sum. Find your lowest event, because that is where the cheapest points are, and build your training around closing that specific gap. A soldier sitting at 340 who adds 15 points on a weak run has crossed into promotion-point territory without touching the other four events.

From there it is a matter of tracking progress and repeating. The AFT calculator shows your points by event, the training guide breaks down how to raise each one, the score tracker lets you watch the trend over several tests, and the promotion points calculator tells you which tier your total lands in. Good is not a fixed number, it is the next threshold up from where you are now.

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