United States Air Force Fitness Assessment

Airman executing a push-up

The United States Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) is designed to test the body composition, muscular strength/endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the United States Air Force. As part of the Fit to Fight program, the Air Force adopted a more stringent physical fitness assessment in 2004 and replaced the annual ergo-cycle (stationary bike) test that the Air Force had used for several years.[1][2] Results are stored in the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS) and accessible via the AF Portal.[3]

  1. ^ Air Force Fitness Test standards went into effect on 1 July 2010. FAQ Archived 9 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, "The effective date for the revised fitness program was pushed back to 1 July 2010, from the original 1 Jan. date. Biannual testing under the current fitness standards are still scheduled to begin Jan."
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  3. ^ "Fitness Management System off limits in July". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.