Standard Testing
The PFA includes a 1.5-mile run (or alternate cardio options of a 12-minute stationary bike ride, 12-minute elliptical, or a 500 yd or 450 m swim), pushups, a sit and reach, and situps.
PFA scores from lowest to highest are as follows: probationary, satisfactory, good, excellent, and outstanding.
Scores for the run, the pushups, and the situps are determined by age, sex, and time. The sit and reach merely needs to be completed but is not an event which could fail a member.
Other branches of the DoD have similar standards.
Read more about this topic: United States Navy Physical Readiness Test
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