Marine Corps PFT and CFT Standards

Marine Corps PFT and CFT standards by sex and age group

Choose a sex and an age group to see that group's table. One choice sets both tables. MCO 6100.13A also prints tables for tests at altitude, which are not shown here. To score your own results, use the Marine Corps PFT calculator or the Marine Corps CFT calculator.

How the Marine Corps PFT and CFT are scored

Each test has three events, scored on tables set by sex and by eight age groups. An event earns up to 100 points, so each test is out of 300. Your total sets your class.

• 1st ClassPass235 to 300
• 2nd ClassPass200 to 234
• 3rd ClassPass150 to 199
• FailureBelow the minimum in any event, or under 150 in totalNone

You pass either test with at least 150 in total and at least the minimum in every event, which is worth 40 points, or 60 for women's pull-ups. The classes are the same on both tests.

Combat arms Marines

Since 1 January 2026, Marines in a combat arms PMOS take the PFT on the male tables for their age and must reach 210 points. A combat arms Marine who passes the PFT with fewer than 210 points keeps the pass. MARADMIN 613/25 puts that Marine on remedial physical training, with possible PMOS reclassification or promotion restriction, and no adverse or punitive action until further guidance. The rule covers the PFT only.

How each Marine Corps PFT and CFT event is tested

You take each test in one session of no more than two hours. Your commanding officer sets the order of the PFT events; the CFT always runs movement to contact, ammunition lift, then maneuver under fire, with at least five minutes between events, in combat utility uniform and boots.

PFT events

• Pull-ups or push-upsYou choose one. Pull-ups are dead hang: chin above the bar, arms fully extended at the bottom, with no kipping or kicking. Push-ups are as many as you can do in two minutes.
• Forearm plankHold a proper plank for as long as you can, up to the time that earns 100 points. The plank replaced the abdominal crunch, which ended on 31 December 2022.
• 3-mile runRun exactly 3 miles on a measured, reasonably level out-and-back or loop course. You cannot run it on a treadmill.
• 5,000-meter rowMarines 46 and older may row 5,000 meters on a Concept2 rower instead of running. Younger Marines may row only for an injury or after childbirth, with a health care provider’s recommendation and the commanding officer’s approval.

CFT events

• Movement to contactA timed 880-yard run on a measured, reasonably level course. You cannot run it on a treadmill.
• Ammunition liftLift a 30-pound ammunition can from shoulder height to overhead, locking your elbows, as many times as you can in two minutes.
• Maneuver under fireA timed 300-yard shuttle with crawls, a buddy drag and carry, an ammunition resupply, a dummy grenade throw and agility running.

Marine Corps body composition standard

The Marine Corps checks body composition separately from the PFT and CFT, with the waist-to-height ratio: your waist divided by your height.

• Waist-to-height ratioA WHtR of 0.52 or less meets the standard, for men and women alike. Above it, a body fat evaluation follows.
• How it is measuredWaist at the navel, parallel to the deck. Waist (lower of two measurements) and height both rounded down to the nearest half inch.
• At or over the lineBody fat by the multi-site tape test or bioelectrical impedance; body fat standards unchanged (MCO 6110.3A). Marines with 285 or more on both the PFT and CFT may carry up to 26% (men) or 36% (women); 250 or more on both adds 1%.