Find the right military fitness and pay guide
Independent planning information: unofficial and not legal advice. This site is not affiliated with the U.S. government, the Department of Defense, CMS, or any military service.
Choose a fitness, pay, or BAH tool
Key takeaways
- Choose your service and test date before comparing scores.
- An event minimum can matter even when your total looks high.
- Basic pay and housing allowances are separate calculations.
- Unverified score tables are not replaced with estimated points.
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Fitness
Army AFT
AFT is not the old ACFT or the new Army Combat Field Test.
Air Force PT
Current PFRA includes scored body composition.
Navy PRT
Combat-arms personnel have different required PRT standards.
Marine PFT
These are separate tests, not interchangeable scores.
Marine CFT
Marine CFT rules are different from the Army Combat Field Test.
Coast Guard PFT
Servicewide PFT scoring uses Coast Guard tables and Direct Access.
Space Force HPA
Official scoring charts are held in myFitness.
Guide, not a score calculator.
Which military fitness calculator should I use?
Use the page for your service’s current assessment, not the calculator with the most familiar exercise names.
Scroll sideways inside this table if needed. The page itself does not scroll sideways.
| Service | Start here | Important distinction |
|---|---|---|
| Army | AFT calculator guide | AFT is not the old ACFT or the new Army Combat Field Test. 1 |
| Air Force | PT/PFRA calculator guide | Current PFRA includes scored body composition. 2 |
| Navy | PRT calculator guide | Combat-arms personnel have different required PRT standards. 3 |
| Marine Corps | PFT and CFT | These are separate tests, not interchangeable scores. 4 |
| Coast Guard | Fitness calculator guide | Servicewide PFT scoring uses Coast Guard tables and Direct Access. 5 |
| Space Force | HPA fitness guide | Official scoring charts are held in myFitness. 6 |
A recruit, candidate, or member in a specialized occupation should also check the requirements of the actual school or program. A servicewide planning result is not an admission or qualification decision.
Should I choose a fitness tool or a pay tool?
Choose a fitness guide for performance planning and a pay guide for understanding compensation.
- Military pay calculator guide: pay grade, creditable service and the correct DFAS table.
- BAH calculator guide: permanent-duty ZIP code, pay grade, dependency status and rate year.
- Sources and limitations: which documents support each tool and where a result must stop.
DFAS publishes basic-pay tables, while DTMO publishes BAH guidance and rate lookups. Neither a fitness score nor a pay grade alone determines take-home pay. 78
What should I check before relying on a result?
Check the rule edition, effective date, category and unsupported-case warning before using any estimate.
A useful result identifies the events counted, individual minimums and any missing data. If a profile, occupational rule, location or table row cannot be handled correctly, use the official source instead of treating an incomplete result as a pass. Ask your unit or finance office to resolve the official record.
Which sources support this page?
The cited documents support this page’s treatment of Find the right military fitness and pay guide; government sources do not endorse this website. Last checked: 2026-11-08 (CET, Europe/Stockholm).
- Army AFT overview and current CFT FAQ (leaves this site).
- AFMAN 36-2905; March 24, 2026; especially paragraphs 1.3, 3.1, 3.7, 3.9 and 3.15 (leaves this site).
- Navy PRP Guide-1; August 2026; section 1, paragraph 7 (leaves this site).
- MCO 6100.13A with Administrative Change 5; May 28, 2025; enclosure 1, chapters 1–3 (leaves this site).pdf).
- U.S. Coast Guard ALCOAST 082/26; March 30, 2026; official agency bulletin (leaves this site).
- SPFMAN 36-2905; September 26, 2025; incorporating Change 3, April 24, 2026; paragraphs 3.1–3.8 and 7.1 (leaves this site).
- DFAS 2026 military pay tables announcement; January 28, 2026 (leaves this site).
- DTMO BAH rate lookup; 2026 rates and Abilene temporary increase effective May 16, 2026 (leaves this site).
