USAF PT Exemption Score Calculator & Math Lookup

Check this first: most component exemptions mean PFRA Hold

If your AF Form 469 exempts you from a whole component, you’re normally placed on PFRA Hold and don’t take an official PFRA at all¶3.9 ¶4.1.2. This calculator is for members authorized to assess without a component: returned to duty with an ALC and enduring restrictions¶4.1.2.1, retained by the commander after AMRO review¶4.1.2.2, or cleared for the 2-km walk on the AF Form 469¶3.7.3. A modality exemption, like the plank instead of sit-ups, needs no exemption maths. Not sure which applies? Use the PFRA Hold checker.

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Exemption score calculator

Pick each event, or mark a component exempt, and enter what you actually did. The composite, the chart minimum on every tested event and the walk's pass/fail update as you type.

Gender

Age group

Altitude of the test site

At 5,250 ft or higher, run, HAMR and walk results are corrected using Attachment 3.¶3.15.12.3

Body composition

20 points

20.0 / 20

No minimum

Exempt (AMRO-approved)

Waist

Height

Waist-to-height ratio 0.47 (truncated, not rounded). No minimum.¶3.7.1 ¶3.15.4.2

Muscular strength

15 points

5.5 / 15

Meets minimum

Exempt

Push-ups in 1 minute

Min 26 · Max 60

Core endurance

15 points

–

Not counted

Exempt

Left out of the points possible. Only applies if you’re authorized to assess without it.¶4.1.2.1 ¶4.1.2.2

Cardio

50 points

43.0 / 50

Meets minimum

Exempt

2-mile run time

Max ≤ 13:42 · Pass ≤ 20:44

min

sec

Composite 80.6Meets standards

Exemption Scoring Math Explained

When you’re authorized to assess without a component, its points come out of the total and the composite is worked out on what’s left: the reduced denominator¶3.7.3. You still need 75.0, and every event you test still has to meet its chart minimum¶3.6.1. Meeting every minimum isn’t enough on its own: the minimums don’t add up to 75¶3.7.4.

The WHtR is required for members on a component exemption¶4.1.1. Body composition is left out only with an AMRO-approved exemption, or when you pass a Tier 2 Body Fat Assessment, which is scored as an exempt component¶4.1.8.2 ¶3.7.2.

Not counted	Points possible	Points for 75.0	Minimums that still apply
Nothing (full PFRA)	100	75.0	strength 2.5, core 2.5, cardio 35 points
Strength	85	64.0	core 2.5, cardio 35 points
Core	85	64.0	strength 2.5, cardio 35 points
Body composition (AMRO-approved)	80	60.0	strength 2.5, core 2.5, cardio 35 points
Cardio, or the 2-km walk	50	37.5	strength 2.5, core 2.5 points (walkers: inside the maximum time)
Strength and core	70	52.5	cardio 35 points
Cardio and strength	35	26.5	core 2.5 points (walkers: inside the maximum time)
Cardio and core	35	26.5	strength 2.5 points (walkers: inside the maximum time)
Cardio and body composition	30	22.5	strength 2.5, core 2.5 points (walkers: inside the maximum time)

Chart points move in half-point steps and the composite is rounded to one decimal, so the points needed can sit just above 75%: with 85 possible, 63.5 points gives 74.7 and 64.0 gives 75.3. myFitness is the official calculator¶7.1.

Two worked examples

Core exempt (ALC), man aged 30–34: 35 push-ups earn 5.5 points, a 16:30 run earns 43, and a 33-inch waist at 5 ft 10 in (WHtR 0.47) earns 20. That’s 68.5 of 85 possible points, a composite of 80.6: Satisfactory.

2-km walk, man aged 35–39: 30 push-ups (5 points), 40 sit-ups (9) and a WHtR of 0.48 (20) give 34 of 50 possible points, a composite of 68.0. The 16:00 walk passes, but the PFRA is Unsatisfactory: with cardio out, strength and core carry 30 of the 50 points, so modest scores there pull the composite down fast.

For a full PFRA, use the main USAF PT calculator. See the PT test minimums for every event’s floor, the full USAF PT score charts, the exemptions and profiles guide for how PFRA Hold works, or our methodology.

Frequently Asked Math Questions

Can I pass if I score 100% on two components but miss the third's minimum?+

No. Every event you test must meet its chart minimum (the starred row: 2.5 points for strength and core, 35 for cardio), and missing one makes the PFRA Unsatisfactory whatever the composite (AFMAN 36-2905 para. 3.6.1). For example, with core exempt you could earn all 50 cardio points and all 20 body composition points: 70 of 85 possible, a composite of 82.4. If your push-ups fall short of the chart minimum, the PFRA is still Unsatisfactory. Body composition has no minimum (para. 3.7.1).

How does the calculator calculate fractional points?+

Chart points come in whole and half-point steps, such as 2.5 or 12.5. The composite is the points you earn divided by the points possible on the components you assess, times 100. This calculator rounds it to one decimal, matching the one-decimal bands in AFMAN 36-2905 para. 3.6.1 (Satisfactory is 75 to 89.9); myFitness is the official calculator (para. 7.1). Because points move in half steps, 85 points possible needs 64 points to pass: 63.5 gives 74.7 and 64 gives 75.3.

What if I can perform some push-up options but not others?+

That is a modality exemption, not a component exemption. Under AFMAN 36-2905 para. 4.1.3 you choose a cleared alternative in the same component (for example hand-release push-ups instead of push-ups, or the plank instead of sit-ups), score it on its own chart, and are not placed on PFRA Hold. Only when you are cleared for no exercise in a component is it a component exemption.

Does the 2-km walk add points to my score?+

No. The walk is pass/fail and awards no points. If you pass, your composite is calculated from your other components as if you were exempt from cardio, and it cannot count toward an Excellent (AFMAN 36-2905 para. 3.7.3). Strength, core and body composition then carry all 50 points possible, so you need 37.5 of them for a 75.0. The walk is only authorized when your AF Form 469 states it (para. 4.1.3).

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