AFT Promotion Points Chart 2026
This is the full AFT to promotion points conversion from AR 600-8-19, Table 3-4. A passing total of 300 to 304 earns 1 point. Every 5-point band above that adds 3 more, up to 120 points for a perfect 500. Sergeant and staff sergeant use the same chart.
| AFT Total | Points |
|---|---|
| 500 | 120 |
| 495-499 | 117 |
| 490-494 | 114 |
| 485-489 | 111 |
| 480-484 | 108 |
| 475-479 | 105 |
| 470-474 | 102 |
| 465-469 | 99 |
| 460-464 | 96 |
| 455-459 | 93 |
| 450-454 | 90 |
| 445-449 | 87 |
| 440-444 | 84 |
| 435-439 | 81 |
| 430-434 | 78 |
| 425-429 | 75 |
| 420-424 | 72 |
| 415-419 | 69 |
| 410-414 | 66 |
| 405-409 | 63 |
| 400-404 | 60 |
| AFT Total | Points |
|---|---|
| 395-399 | 57 |
| 390-394 | 54 |
| 385-389 | 51 |
| 380-384 | 48 |
| 375-379 | 45 |
| 370-374 | 42 |
| 365-369 | 39 |
| 360-364 | 36 |
| 355-359 | 33 |
| 350-354 | 30 |
| 345-349 | 27 |
| 340-344 | 24 |
| 335-339 | 21 |
| 330-334 | 18 |
| 325-329 | 15 |
| 320-324 | 12 |
| 315-319 | 9 |
| 310-314 | 6 |
| 305-309 | 3 |
| 300-304 | 1 |
Below 300, or any failing test, earns 0 points. Source: AR 600-8-19, Enlisted Promotions and Demotions (6 March 2026), paragraph 3-15 and Table 3-4. Always confirm your points in IPPS-A.
How AFT Promotion Points Work
For semi-centralized promotions to Sergeant (E-5) and Staff Sergeant (E-6), your record AFT is worth up to 120 points in the military training category of the 800-point promotion point worksheet. The same chart and the same maximum apply to both grades.
Only a passing test counts. Every event has to score at least 60, and the total has to meet your standard: 300 for the general standard, 350 for the 24 combat MOSs. Fail either requirement and the test earns 0 promotion points, no matter how high the total is.
The chart itself is the same for the general and combat standards. The difference is where passing starts. A combat MOS soldier cannot pass below 350, so a passing combat test is always worth at least 30 points.
If you have seen an older chart that caps the AFT at 30 points in three tiers, it does not match Table 3-4. The current chart rewards every 5 points of AFT improvement all the way to 500.
Key AFT Promotion Point Milestones
120 points
AFT total of 500
The maximum. Only a perfect AFT earns the full 120.
90 points
AFT total of 450
An average of 90 per event. A standout score at any board.
60 points
AFT total of 400
An average of 80 per event, and exactly half the maximum.
30 points
AFT total of 350
The combat standard pass line, so the fewest points a combat MOS soldier can earn from a passing test.
1 point
AFT total of 300
The general standard pass line. Passing at the minimum earns a single point.
The AFT No Longer Affects Body Fat Standards
A high AFT score used to exempt soldiers from body fat screening at 465 points, but that exemption was rescinded by Army Directive 2026-13 in July 2026. Fitness and body composition are now judged separately: your AFT score earns promotion points, and body composition is measured on its own with the waist-to-height ratio. No AFT score exempts you from that standard.
Is the AFT Worth Training For Before Your Board?
Usually, yes. Because every 5 AFT points adds 3 promotion points, there is no plateau short of 500. A soldier moving from a 400 to a 450 picks up 30 promotion points. Civilian education earns 2 points per semester hour, so that is the same as 15 semester hours of college, and it can happen in a single training cycle.
The cheapest points are usually in your weakest event. Event scoring tables are steep near the bottom, so fixing an event sitting at 65 often adds more to your total than polishing one already at 90. Use the AFT calculator to see which event is costing you the most, then check the AFT score chart for the exact rep counts and times you need.
Remember that the points come from your record test. A great diagnostic score does nothing for your board until it is a record AFT and shows in IPPS-A, so plan your test date ahead of your board month.
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