What Is a Failing AFT Score? Lowest Scores and Event Minimums
Information checked October 7, 2026.
A failing AFT score can come from one event below 60 points or a total below your required standard. That means your total alone can’t tell you whether you passed, even if it looks comfortably above the minimum.
You can use the AFT score calculator to check each event alongside your total. Here’s how to read an ordinary five-event result and understand exactly where it falls short.
What Counts as a Failing AFT Score in 2026?
The Army’s current AFT guidance sets two requirements for the ordinary five-event test: earn at least 60 points in every event and reach the total required by your scoring category.
The required totals are:
- General: 300 points.
- Combat: 350 points.
Your result fails if either the event requirement or the total requirement is missed.
Exactly 60 points meets an event’s minimum.
However, five scores of 60 add up to only 300, so if you’re a Combat-standard Soldier, you need another 50 points across the events. You can earn those extra points in different combinations; you don’t have to earn exactly 70 in each event.
These totals apply to the ordinary five-event AFT; permanent-profile cases need their own rules, which we cover briefly below.
Can You Fail With 300, 350 or Even 459 Points?
Yes, depending on your event scores and the standard you must meet.
For example, these illustrative combinations use the event order deadlift, hand-release push-up, sprint-drag-carry, plank and two-mile run.
| Event scores | Total | General / Combat |
|---|---|---|
| 60, 60, 60, 60, 60 | 300 | Pass / Fail |
| 60, 70, 70, 70, 70 | 340 | Pass / Fail |
| 60, 70, 70, 80, 70 | 350 | Pass / Pass |
| 100, 100, 59, 100, 100 | 459 | Fail / Fail |
The 350 example passes Combat scoring even though its deadlift earned 60, while the 459 result fails because its sprint-drag-carry earned 59. Four maximum scores can’t rescue that failed event.
In fact, 459 is the highest possible total with a failed event on an ordinary five-event test: four scores of 100 plus one score of 59. That’s why the individual scores matter when you’re reading a strong-looking total.
Do Age and Scoring Columns Change the Event Minimum?
The passing floor stays at 60 points, but the performance needed to earn those points changes with your age band and scoring column. Your time must first be converted to points.
For ages 22–26, the official AFT scoring scales award 60 sprint-drag-carry points at 2:31 in the M/C column. A recorded 2:32 earns 59 and fails that event.
The same age band’s F column awards 60 at 3:15.
M/C applies to male General scoring and to Combat scoring for either sex, while F applies to female General scoring.
If you’ve chosen the wrong column, the same raw performance can produce a different score, so it’s worth checking your settings before comparing results.
How Should You Check a Result Marked Fail?
Your age band and General or Combat selection should match the standard you’re being assessed against. You can then compare the performances you entered with your recorded test results. For timed events, a minute-and-second entry matters; for repetitions, the accepted count is what gets scored.
Your total may be correct while one event is still below its minimum.
For instance, if every event reaches 60 but your Combat total is 340, you need ten more points overall, which you can earn in any event below its 100-point cap.
If an event has 59, reaching 60 there is necessary, even when your total already exceeds 350. The AFT passing standards help you compare the relevant thresholds and see which condition your result misses.
If this was an official record failure, our guide to what happens after a failed AFT explains the administrative consequences and practical next steps.
Find the Event You Need to Improve
Your scorecard can help you choose a specific next target: a failed event needs attention to its minimum, while a Combat total shortfall gives you more choice about where to earn the remaining points.
Knowing which condition you missed makes your next training goal clearer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can an AFT Event Earn Zero Points?
Yes, the official scales include zero-point performances, so zero is possible for an event. But an empty calculator field isn’t evidence that you earned zero on a test.
Your lowest passing ordinary-test total remains 300 for General or 350 for Combat, with every event at least 60.
Do the Same Totals Apply With a Permanent Profile?
The ordinary five-event total doesn’t automatically apply.
For a Combat-standard Soldier with a permanent profile, the Army specifies an average of 70 points across the events they can take, plus a passing authorized alternate aerobic event if required. You can use the profile scoring calculator alongside your profile instructions.
Does Failing the CFT Mean You Failed the AFT?
No, the Combat Field Test is a separate assessment. Army Directive 2026-07 establishes it as pass/fail, without points. A CFT result doesn’t become an AFT event score or change the AFT’s 500-point maximum.