Navy PRT Calculator 2026: PFA Score by Age and Sex
This Navy PRT calculator turns your age, sex, altitude, push-ups, forearm plank and one cardio time into points, a category and a pass or fail, using the Physical Readiness Test tables in Navy Guide-5A (DEC 2025). A passing PRT needs Probationary or higher on every modality (non-combat arms), and the Navy PRT standards page lists the full score chart for every age group and sex.
Maintained by Archie Chang · Reviewed November 1, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Guide-1 Section 1 paragraph 1 defines the assessment this way:
“The PFA/CFA consists of a medical screening, Body Composition Assessment (BCA), and Physical Readiness Test (PRT) or Combat Fitness Test (CFT).”
This calculator checks the PRT only. It does not check the BCA or the medical screening, so a PFA result needs those parts too.
Navy PRT calculator
Your PRT results
The starting numbers are an example, not a goal. Replace them with your results.
Points, category and pass/fail
Males age 25-29, Table 4-1
PRT passed
Average 66.67: Good, Medium, 65
Guide-1 says: “Sailors who score Probationary on any one event must be enrolled in FEP until they pass an official PFA with a score of Good-Low or better in all events for which they are medically cleared.”
| Event | Your result | Points and category | Probationary (45) | Outstanding High (100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Push-ups | 55 | Good, Medium, 65 | 34 | 84 |
| Forearm plank | 2:00 | Good, Medium, 65 | 1:09 | 3:16 |
| 1.5-mile run | 11:00 | Good, High, 70 | 14:00 | 8:55 |
Pass or fail
Guide-5A Section 3 paragraph 6 sets the pass rule the calculator checks:
“The PRT is passed when a Sailor achieves a score of probationary or higher on all PRT modalities (push-ups, forearm plank, and one cardiorespiratory or approved alternate cardio event). Failing one or more individual modalities will result in an overall PRT failure. In the event a Sailor is medically waived from any portion of the PRT, the Sailor will receive a score of “Partial-Pass”.”
The calculator assumes all three events were performed; medical waivers follow the official record. A result worse than the Probationary row is shown as Failure. Guide-5A defines the lowest category this way, and Guide-5A's tables list no points below the Probationary row:
“Failure: Performance in lowest 10th percentile.”
When an event is scored Probationary, the calculator flags it. Guide-1 Section 1 paragraph 7.a says:
“Sailors who score Probationary on any one event must be enrolled in FEP until they pass an official PFA with a score of Good-Low or better in all events for which they are medically cleared.”
The forearm plank has a maximum time. When the time you enter is over the maximum for the column, the calculator counts it as the maximum for your own sex and says so; this includes combat arms, where Guide-5A states the cap by sex and does not address the combat arms cross case, so this is FedRateCalc's reading. Guide-5A says the forearm plank event ends when:
“Maximum time for the forearm plank has elapsed or until the last participant stops prior to the maximum time allowed (Males: 3:24/Females: 3:14).”
Categories and the overall score
“The PRT is broken down into five scoring categories. Probationary is the lowest passing category.”
“Outstanding: Performance above or equal to top 10th percentile.”
Navy PRP Guide-5A, Physical Readiness Test (DEC 2025), Section 1, paragraph 4.a “Excellent: Performance in top 25th percentile, but less than Outstanding.”
Navy PRP Guide-5A, Physical Readiness Test (DEC 2025), Section 1, paragraph 4.b “Good: Performance better than or equal to lowest 25th percentile, but less than Excellent.”
Navy PRP Guide-5A, Physical Readiness Test (DEC 2025), Section 1, paragraph 4.c “Satisfactory/Probationary: Performance in bottom 25th percentile, but above lowest 10th percentile.”
Navy PRP Guide-5A, Physical Readiness Test (DEC 2025), Section 1, paragraph 4.d
For the overall result, Guide-5A Section 1 paragraph 5 says:
“The overall PRT score is a category-level performance corresponding to the average of points accumulated from the individual PRT modality tests.”
This is how FedRateCalc reads paragraph 5: it adds the three event point values, divides by three, and matches the average to the highest table row whose points are at or below the average. An average of 66.67 therefore reads as Good, Medium, 65. The guide does not spell out that step, so the official PFA scoring tools decide your recorded result. When one event is a Failure, the calculator shows no average.
How each event is scored
For each event, the Navy's table lists a raw score on every row from Outstanding High (100) down to Probationary (45). The calculator gives a result the highest row whose score it meets: at or above it for push-ups and plank time, and at or below it for the run, row and swim times. A result better than the 100 row earns 100. The last two columns of the result show the Probationary and 100-point scores printed for your sex (non-combat arms), age group and altitude.
Altitude
The Navy prints one table for altitudes less than 5000 feet (Table 4-1) and one for altitudes greater than 5000 feet (Table 4-2).
“Increased elevation is defined as greater than 5,000 feet above sea level.”
“Refer to Table 4-2 for the approved increased elevation PRT scoring standards.”
“Sailors permanently assigned or on Temporary Additional Duty (TEMADD) to locations at increased elevation will participate in a physical readiness program, including official Physical Fitness Assessments (PFAs).”
“PRTs will be conducted at nearest suitable site with lower or equal elevation.”
By Guide-5A's definition, exactly 5,000 ft is not increased elevation, and Table 4-1's title says less than 5000 feet. The elevation rule is tied to where the Sailor is assigned or on TEMADD, and the PRT itself is held at the nearest suitable site with lower or equal elevation, so choose the table that matches your official record.
Cardio events, the treadmill and the stationary bike
“Although the 1.5-mile run/walk is the primary modality for testing cardiorespiratory fitness, CO/OICs have the authority to allow (or not allow) Sailors to conduct cardiorespiratory testing on approved alternate cardio options (i.e. Concept-2 rower, stationary bike, treadmill, or swim).”
The calculator scores the 1.5-mile run, the 2-km row, the 500-yd swim and the 450-m swim, the four events with a column in the Navy's tables. Guide-5A describes treadmill procedures, but its tables have no treadmill column, so the calculator does not score a treadmill time. The calculator does not compute a stationary bike result either. Guide-5A says:
“Note: The official PFA mobile application provides calculation of PFA standards for the stationary bicycle modality based upon bike model and calorie burn.”
Combat arms
“For combat arms personnel, the PRT is passed when a Sailor scores Good-High or above (i.e. 70% or above) for the age-normed male standard, in all events for which they are medically cleared. All Sailors in combat arms occupations who score below Good-High of the male standard are required to participate in FEP until the member scores a Good-High or better.”
“Combat arms personnel will complete the sex-neutral, age-adjusted PRT with a minimum combined score of 70. Standard Navy PFA guidelines apply.”
The two documents word it differently: Guide-5B says "minimum combined score of 70", and Guide-1 says the male standard, Good-High or above in every event. The calculator applies Guide-1's event-by-event rule because Guide-1 is the newer policy guide (AUG 2026, against JUN 2026 for Guide-5B) and names the column. For a combat arms Sailor it scores every event on the male column for the Sailor's age group, whatever the Sailor's sex, and passes the PRT only if each event is at or above the Good-High row (70 points).
Tick the combat arms box (NSW, EOD, Fleet Diving) to use this rule. The result then lists the events below Good-High instead of an average. An average is not the pass test for combat arms: push-ups 85, plank 70, run 60 average 71.67 but fail under Guide-1 paragraph 7.b, because the run is below Good-High.
Worked example from the tables
A man aged 27 below 5000 ft reads the Males 25-29 table (Table 4-1). The calculator opens with these numbers, and each line below is read from the Navy's table.
| Event | Result | Points | Category and level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Push-ups | 55 | 65 | Good, Medium |
| Forearm plank | 2:00 | 65 | Good, Medium |
| 1.5-mile run | 11:00 | 70 | Good, High |
Average 66.67, which reads as Good, Medium, 65. All three events are Probationary or higher, so the PRT is passed under paragraph 6.
Minimums for the default column
The scores printed for Probationary (45 points) and for 100 points in the Males age 25-29 column of Table 4-1, the column the calculator opens on.
| Event | Probationary (45) | Outstanding High (100) |
|---|---|---|
| Push-ups | 34 | 84 |
| Forearm plank | 1:09 | 3:16 |
| 1.5-mile run | 14:00 | 8:55 |
| 2-km row | 9:30 | 7:10 |
| 500-yd swim | 13:08 | 6:38 |
| 450-m swim | 12:58 | 6:28 |
These come from the Males 25-29 table. The standards page prints every row for every age group.
For military pay, see the military pay chart 2026 and the military hub. The Army's version of this tool is the AFT calculator.
Frequently asked questions
What is a passing Navy PRT score?
Guide-5A says: "The PRT is passed when a Sailor achieves a score of probationary or higher on all PRT modalities (push-ups, forearm plank, and one cardiorespiratory or approved alternate cardio event). Failing one or more individual modalities will result in an overall PRT failure. In the event a Sailor is medically waived from any portion of the PRT, the Sailor will receive a score of “Partial-Pass”." Its lowest scoring row is Probationary, worth 45 points. For example, in the Males 17-19 table for altitudes below 5000 ft, the Probationary row is 42 push-ups, a 1:11 forearm plank and a 12:45 1.5-mile run. The standards page lists the Probationary row for every age group and sex. A Probationary event has a consequence: Guide-1 Section 1 paragraph 7.a says: "Sailors who score Probationary on any one event must be enrolled in FEP until they pass an official PFA with a score of Good-Low or better in all events for which they are medically cleared."
How is the Navy PRT scored?
Each event is read against a table for your sex, age group and altitude, with rows from Outstanding High (100 points) down to Probationary (45 points). Guide-5A says: "The PRT is broken down into five scoring categories. Probationary is the lowest passing category." It says: "The overall PRT score is a category-level performance corresponding to the average of points accumulated from the individual PRT modality tests." FedRateCalc reads that as the average of the three event scores, matched to the highest table row at or below the average.
What are the Navy PRT events?
Guide-5A lists push-ups, the forearm plank and one cardiorespiratory event: the 1.5-mile run/walk, or an approved alternate cardio event. Its grading paragraph says: "The PRT is passed when a Sailor achieves a score of probationary or higher on all PRT modalities (push-ups, forearm plank, and one cardiorespiratory or approved alternate cardio event). Failing one or more individual modalities will result in an overall PRT failure. In the event a Sailor is medically waived from any portion of the PRT, the Sailor will receive a score of “Partial-Pass”."
What alternate cardio events does the Navy PRT allow?
Guide-5A says: "Although the 1.5-mile run/walk is the primary modality for testing cardiorespiratory fitness, CO/OICs have the authority to allow (or not allow) Sailors to conduct cardiorespiratory testing on approved alternate cardio options (i.e. Concept-2 rower, stationary bike, treadmill, or swim)." Its tables have columns for the 1.5-mile run, the 2-km row, the 500-yd swim and the 450-m swim. The tables have no treadmill column, so the calculator does not score a treadmill time. For the stationary bike, the guide says: "Note: The official PFA mobile application provides calculation of PFA standards for the stationary bicycle modality based upon bike model and calorie burn."
Does altitude change the Navy PRT standards?
Yes, the Navy publishes a second table. Guide-5A says: "Increased elevation is defined as greater than 5,000 feet above sea level." It also says: "Sailors permanently assigned or on Temporary Additional Duty (TEMADD) to locations at increased elevation will participate in a physical readiness program, including official Physical Fitness Assessments (PFAs)." "PRTs will be conducted at nearest suitable site with lower or equal elevation." The table titles say less than and greater than 5000 feet. By the guide's definition, exactly 5,000 ft is not increased elevation, and Table 4-1's title says less than 5000 feet.
What standard do combat arms Sailors meet?
Guide-1 (AUG 2026) says: "For combat arms personnel, the PRT is passed when a Sailor scores Good-High or above (i.e. 70% or above) for the age-normed male standard, in all events for which they are medically cleared. All Sailors in combat arms occupations who score below Good-High of the male standard are required to participate in FEP until the member scores a Good-High or better." Guide-5B (JUN 2026) says: "Combat arms personnel will complete the sex-neutral, age-adjusted PRT with a minimum combined score of 70. Standard Navy PFA guidelines apply." The two documents word it differently. The calculator applies Guide-1's event-by-event rule, on the male column for the Sailor's age group, because Guide-1 is the newer policy guide and names the column.
How many PFA cycles are there in 2026?
NAVADMIN 264/25, dated 30 December 2025, said: "The Navy will conduct two PFA/CFA cycles in CY2026. Cycle-1 will run from 1 January through 30 June and Cycle-2 will run from 1 July through 31 December." It also said: "Active Component (AC) Sailors are required to complete two fitness assessments annually; Reserve Component (RC) Sailors are required to complete at least one fitness assessment annually." The same NAVADMIN set a one-time reset: "All AC and RC Sailors will have a one-time reset to zero for PFA failures prior to 1 January 2026 for reenlistment, advancement, promotion, and continuation decisions. Other programs that use PFA failures will continue to consider past failures per standard procedures." Check MyNavy HR for the cycles after 2026.
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Sources
Reviewed November 1, 2026. Every number and quotation on this page comes from these Navy sources.
- Navy PRP Guide-5A, Physical Readiness Test (PDF, DEC 2025)
- Navy PRP Guide-5B, Policies and Fitness Testing for Combat Arms Occupations (PDF, JUN 2026)
- NAVADMIN 264/25, Navy Physical Readiness Program for Calendar Year 2026 (PDF)
- Navy PRP Guide-1, Physical Readiness Program Policies (PDF, AUG 2026)
- MyNavy HR, Physical Readiness (Navy Physical Readiness Program page)
When we checked on November 1, 2026, the MyNavy HR Physical Readiness page said OPNAVINST 6110.1L CH-1 is the current version of the instruction. The Guide-5A tables on this page are the ones in the DEC 2025 PDF.