Soldiers Who Score High on Army Fitness Test Exempt From Body Fat Standards

Soldiers who score high on Army Fitness Test exempt from body fat standards

The Army will disregard body fat standards for soldiers who score high — at least 465 points — on the Army Fitness Test.

Soldiers with high fitness test scores now exempt from body fat rule

Soldiers who score a 465 or better on the Army Fitness Test will not be subject to flagging actions for body fat percentage, the service decided this month.An Army Directive distributed Sept. 4 allows for an exemption to the body fat rule for soldiers who score at least 80 points in each of the events on the fitness test: deadlifting, pushups, sprint-drag-carry, plank and a two-mile run.Soldiers who don’t meet the body fat standard but do pass t…

Soldiers who score high on fitness tests are once again exempt from body fat standards

Exemptions are valid for up to 8 months for active-duty soldiers or 12 months for National Guard and Reserve soldiers.

Army Exempts Soldiers From Body Fat Standards

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 — The U.S. Army has published a new directive exempting all Soldiers who score 465 points or more on the new Army Fitness Test (AFT) from body fat standards. Soldiers must score 80 points or more in each event, and no alternative events are permitted. “This is a welcome continuation of our previous policy under the former Army Combat Fitness Test, said Sgt. Maj. Christopher Stevens, senior enlisted advisor, U.S. Army Deputy Ch…