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Instructions for APFT Readiness Standards Report (Form PHS-7044)
All active-duty U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps (Corps) officers are required to meet specific
standards for the basic level of Force Readiness and must be tested annually on the Annual Physical Fitness Test (APFT).
This report is part of the procedure for determining compliance with CCI 241.01 (old CCPM: CC26.1.8) “PHS Readiness
Standards” and CCI 812.04 (old CCPM: MMC 377) “Force Readiness Standards, as Amended.”
Recording
The officer being tested must complete Sections I and II and sign section V of this report. The Testing Official must complete
and verify Sections III, IV, and V. The officer must enter the results in Direct Access and retain a copy of the completed Form
PHS-7044 for their records. Do not submit this form to the electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF).
Section I – Officer Information
Options for observing and verifying APFT (Testing Official)
1. An officer (any Service) can observe and verify in person.
2. An officer (any Service) can observe and verify remotely (via live or recorded video).
3. A federal employee non-officer adult (e.g. coworker) can observe and verify in person
Section II – Body Mass Index
Measurements should be taken without shoes and while wearing gym type clothing. Enter whole numbers for height and body
weight (round down for values 0.4 and lower and round up for values 0.5 or higher). Calculate BMI using this formula: [body
weight in lbs. x 703] ÷ [height in inches x height in inches] or use an online BMI calculator from NIH or CDC. To measure body
fat percentage, officers must use the method described in Appendix B of the
Retention Weight Standards POM 821.66
,
available on the Retention Weight Standards webpage:
https://dcp.psc.gov/ccmis/weightstandards_m.aspx
Section III – Annual Physical Fitness Test
APFT Exercises
1. Run (Category A – Cardiorespiratory Endurance)
2. Push-ups (Category B – Upper Body Endurance)
3. Plank (Category C – Core Endurance)
4. Seated toe touch (Category D – Flexibility)
Alternates APFT Exercises
Swim (Category A) Elliptical* (Category A) Stationary bike* (Category A)
Side bridge (Category C) Sit-ups (Category C)
*Only the approved elliptical and stationary bikes may be used. See the APFT Procedures for a complete list of machines and their
offset values. Calculation: (calories from machine + offset value) ÷ body weight (lbs.)
Section IV – Scoring
Cardiorespiratory endurance, upper body endurance, and core endurance exercises have 6 levels with corresponding point
values (Maximum = 100 points; Outstanding = 90 points; Excellent = 75 points, Good = 60 points, Satisfactory = 45 points,
and Failure = 0 points).
The seated toe touch exercise is scored as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Scoring unsatisfactory lowers the overall APFT
score by one level.
If each component of the APFT is satisfactory or above, the final APFT score is based on the average of the scores from the
cardiorespiratory endurance, upper body endurance, and core endurance exercises.
Example: SATISFACTORY on the seated toe touch; MAXIMUM on the run (100 points); GOOD on the push-ups (60 points);
EXCELLENT on the plank (75 points). Overall APFT score: EXCELLENT (100 + 60 + 75 = 235 points; then 235 ÷ 3 = 78
points).
Note: if the seated toe touch was UNSATISFACTORY, the overall APFT score would be GOOD.
If an officer scores satisfactory on the cardiovascular, upper body, and core endurance exercises, and
scores unsatisfactory on the seated toe touch, they would not pass the APFT.
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