General Information and Change Log
Army Physical Fitness Test Score (APFT) Calculator

I originally wrote the APFT score calculator when I was in the JROTC program back in high school. I needed an easy way to calculate scores and generate a score report for a large number of cadets (all in the male 17-21 age category), including generating scores on an extended scale. I had designed it for my own personal use, although I had also linked it from the JROTC unit's web site in case somebody else also could get some use out of it.

At some point Google (as well as other engines) picked up the address of the calculator, and indexed it very high in its results. The score calculator had been getting a couple hundred of hits a month from civilian and military networks from around the world, leading me to believe that some folks were finding it quite useful despite its limited functionality. As such, I decided to re-write the calculator from scratch, adding the capability for multiple age categories, proper extended scale results (in accordance with FM 21-20), and cleaner output, among other things. I hope that you'll find version 2 of the calculator useful.

Christopher Hutton
SSG, USA

Change Log:

3 May 2010 - Version 2.7

  1. Calculator can now export to XFDL (PureEdge) format, an uploaded XFDL, or a PDF (as before). XFDL upload ability allows you to re-upload an XFDL format scorecard that you previously generated on the site to add new APFT results. Digital signatures from previous test dates are preserved.
  2. Scorecard creation page redesigned. The input interface now imitates the look of the DA 705 for ease of use and consistency.
  3. Assorted user interface improvements.

28 April 2010 - Version 2.61

  1. Updated to the November 2009 edition of DA Form 705. Previous editions are obsolete. The November 2009 edition removed the scored soldier's SSN from the form and as such is no longered to contain Privacy Act data. The SSN input field has been removed from the APFT score calculator.
  2. Minor changes to the usage notes to reflect changes in the 28 December 2009 RAR of AR 600-8-19. (Paragraph numbering in the AR was changed, but the content relevant to this calculator was not).
  3. Minor changes to clarify instructions and information provided throughout the site.

24 December 2008 - Version 2.6

  1. Application now scores APFT results in two different modes: record or promotion. See the usage notes for more information.
  2. Optional height/weight scoring is now included. Height/weight scoring is in accordance with Table 3-1 of AR 600-9 (The Army Weight Control Program) dated 27 November 2006.
  3. Multiple user interface improvements and modifications.

29 October 2008 - Version 2.53

  1. Corrected bug I previously introducted which marked some run failures as an overall APFT pass.
  2. Invalid data entered for one soldier will now generate an error only for that soldier, instead of halting the entire score report.
  3. Added last 4 SSN, body fat percentage, and body fat go/no-go fields to the scorecard generator. I also added a selection which allows you to record the test results as test one, two, three, or four on the scorecard.

24 June 2008 - Version 2.52

  1. Corrected small bug where alternate events were displayed on the web page in red if the average score of the push-up and sit-up events was less than 60. (Note: generated scorecards were still correctly marked as GO or NO-GO)

17 October 2007 - Version 2.51

  1. Added push-up and/or sit-up exemption for soldiers with permanent profiles for these events. Enter "P" as the number of repetitions for these soldiers. See the notes page for more information.
  2. Fixed bug where soldiers who earned exactly 60 points on an alternate aerobic event were incorrectly marked as a NO-GO on the generated APFT scorecard; fixed a bug where soldiers who earned a GO on an alternate aerobic event were incorrectly marked as a NO-GO on the generated APFT scorecard if their push-up/sit-up score average was less than 60.

1 September 2007 - Version 2.5

Based directly on user comments and suggestions, I've added several new features I think everybody will find helpful.

  1. Calculator now has the ability to score alternate aerobic events for all age groups. Please visit the new notes page for details regarding the scoring of the alternate events.
  2. You can now export scores directly to DA Form 705 (APFT Scorecard) in PDF format. On the score display page, click the Quick Scorecard Icon icon to create a quick scorecard based only on already-entered mandatory data (soldier name, gender, age, and raw APFT points). Click the Detailed Scorecard Icon icon and you will be presented with a scorecard creation form where you can enter additional data to populate the scorecard with. Information you enter into the Unit, Test Date, and OIC Signature fields will be automatically populated into subsequent loads of the scorecard creation page.
  3. Minor interface enhancements.

Thanks to users who have submitted ideas and comments - your feedback is appreciated.

2 July 2006

  1. I returned home from Iraq about a month and a half ago. Happy Fourth of July to everyone.

9 February 2006 - Version 2.1 launched

  1. I re-wrote the scoring table portion of the program, allowing me to use a table exported from Excel to serve as the backend of the scoring table. All age groups and scores listed in Chapter 14 of FM 21-20 are now available for scoring.

Version 2.0

  1. Version 2.0 of the APFT score calculator is up and running; currently, only male 17-21 scoring is available. I'll be adding some more categories as time permits (it's tedious data-entry stuff). If you'd be willing to format a category or two, please contact me. Note: I will be activating for deployment to the middle east in January 2005. For more information, please see my personal site.

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