What Is the Highest AFT Score, and How Do You Max It?
Information checked October 7, 2026.
The highest AFT score is 500 points, which means earning 100 in every event of the five-event test using the scoring column and age group that apply to you. You can check your current breakdown with our AFT calculator, then use the targets and example below to see what you'd need for a maximum.
What Is the Highest AFT Score in 2026?
500 is the maximum AFT score for the ordinary five-event test under either General or Combat scoring. The Army’s fitness overview sets a ceiling of 100 points per event.
Those five events are the deadlift, hand-release push-up, sprint-drag-carry, plank and two-mile run, and each contributes up to 100 points toward your total of 500.
For instance, once your deadlift earns 100 points, lifting more weight leaves that event score at 100.
To max the AFT, you need all five event scores to reach their ceilings. A score below 100 in another event still leaves a gap, however well you perform in your strongest one.
What Does It Take to Earn 100 Points in Each Event?
You need to meet the 100-point threshold for your age group and applicable scoring column. Here’s an example for ages 22–26 from the official Army AFT scoring scales.
The M/C column covers male General scoring and Combat scoring for either sex, while the F column covers female General scoring.
The Army’s AFT guidance explains that Combat scoring is sex-neutral but still adjusted for age, so you’ll need the M/C column for your age bracket when that standard applies.
| Event | M/C: 100 points, ages 22–26 | F General: 100 points, ages 22–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Three-repetition maximum deadlift | 350 lb | 230 lb |
| Hand-release push-up | 61 repetitions | 50 repetitions |
| Sprint-drag-carry | 1:30 or faster | 1:55 or faster |
| Plank | 3:35 or longer | 3:35 or longer |
| Two-mile run | 13:25 or faster | 15:30 or faster |
All times are minutes:seconds.
The deadlift weight includes the bar and plates, and you must complete three repetitions. Push-up targets mean correctly performed repetitions within two minutes. So the 350 lb target means three lifts at that total weight, with the required execution, rather than a single lift or 350 lb in plates alone.
Your age bracket can change these targets. Our AFT score chart lets you check the relevant column before setting your goal.
How Can You Work Toward a 500 AFT Score?
You can plan your move toward 500 by comparing each current event score with 100, then finding the raw performance needed to close each gap.
Your total shows how far away you are. The event breakdown shows where those points are missing.
- Find your event gaps. Subtract each event score from 100. For example, an 85 leaves a 15-point gap, while a 98 leaves two. Your weight, repetitions or time from that test give you a starting point for the next comparison.
- Choose the next performance target. The biggest point gap gives you a place to start, although the time needed to improve will depend on your abilities in that event. You can check the next published threshold to see exactly what performance earns the additional points.
- Practice what the grader counts. Your training results need to match the event requirements. For example, a hand-release push-up needs full elbow extension and the required arm release to count toward the repetitions you’ll need on test day.
Suppose you're in the 22–26 M/C column, have 100 in the first four events and run 14:41. The published scales give that run 95 points, so your total is 495. To reach 500 while keeping those four maximum scores, you’d need a 13:25 run or faster, which means improving your time by 76 seconds across two miles.
That gives you a measurable goal. The weeks of training needed to get there will depend on your starting fitness and progress.
How Many Promotion Points Does a Maximum AFT Earn?
A qualifying record 500 AFT score earns 120 fitness promotion points for Regular Army and U.S. Army Reserve semi-centralized promotion to SGT or SSG. Under AR 600-8-19, Table 3–4, a 495–499 earns 117, so the final jump from 495 to 500 adds three fitness promotion points to your worksheet.
The 120 is one part of that worksheet. Selection also depends on the promotion requirements that apply to you.
You must use your last record test, even if an earlier score was higher. Our promotion points calculator helps you check the fitness contribution without confusing your AFT total with promotion points.
Choose Your Next Event Target
Your current performances and applicable scoring column give you a place to begin, and our calculator shows how those performances translate into the points you're trying to improve.
You can keep that breakdown alongside your training results to see which weight, repetition count or time changed between tests.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Common Is a 500 AFT Score?
The scoring tables don't show how common a 500 is.
They explain how performances earn points; a percentage of Soldiers achieving the maximum would need a representative dataset with a stated population and testing period. So a 500 alone tells you that all five events reached the scoring ceiling.
Does a Calculator Result of 500 Become an Official Record?
No. Our calculator shows the score for the performances you enter, while your unit handles the administered test and official result.
The Army identifies ATIS as its authoritative training data system in its September 2026 fitness recording update. Using our website doesn't update that record.
Does a 500 AFT Score Exempt You From Body Composition Screening?
No. Under the current Army body composition policy, your AFT score doesn't exempt you from meeting the waist-to-height ratio standard.
Army Directive 2026-13 rescinded the earlier fitness-based exemption policy. A 500 still leaves you responsible for meeting that separate requirement.