"R" wrote:

From a recent conversation with my-son-in-law who is stationed at TBS (The
Basic School) at Quantico I believe the goal is every Officer Canidate has
to run all distances at a rete of 8 minutes a mile or less. The PFT run is
3 miles. I believe the the goal is to score 225 points + out of a possiable
300 points. The three mile run in 18 minutes is 100 points, and 28 minutes
(the maximum) 40 points. Pull-ups are 5 points each, with 4 being minimum.
Crunches I think are one point each with 40 minimum. (I am fairly confident
of these figures). But the minimum will not let you graduate from TBS. IIRC
I believe he said the longest timed run was 7 miles, and it was in PT gear.
However they do, forced marches with uniform, weapon, and equipment, of
longer distances. And they have the infamous "Hill Trail". I believe he also
said that group runs (either in PT gear or uniform) were at a slower pace,
due to the need to keep formation.

Thanks, Red. It is amazing how much slips your mind in 20 years, and
I couldn't find the current PFT requirements on the USMC web site.
They're probably there, but buried deep.

Minimum score for passing at 3rd class, and for making 2nd and 1st
class, vary by age. And whatever your age, you'll need to pick up
points for total score among the individual events, whose minimums, in
total, are short of the 3rd class minimum score requirement. e.g., if
you manage only the minimum required for your age in pull-ups, you'll
have to do more than the minimum in sit-ups^Wcrunches and/or the run
for your age to pick up the points you need to pass.
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