ACFT Age Brackets Scoring: How Standards Shift Across 10 Cohorts
Detailed breakdown of the 10 official age brackets established by DA Form 705-TEST and how physical performance standards scale throughout military service.
The ACFT evaluates soldiers across 10 official age brackets spanning ages 17 to 62+. While Deadlift (140 lbs male / 120 lbs female) and Hand-Release Pushups (10 reps) maintain a fixed passing baseline across all ages, aerobic and speed thresholds scale progressively: Two-Mile Run passing minimums relax from 22:00 (age 17 to 21) up to 28:36 (age 62+) for males.
To see how your exact date of birth alters your passing and max point thresholds, select your bracket inside our Army ACFT calculator.
The 10 Official ACFT Age Cohorts
When the Army finalized DA Form 705-TEST, it replaced the previous MOS-based tiered system (Gold, Silver, Black tiers) with age- and gender-normed scales divided into 10 discrete brackets:
- Cohort 1: 17 to 21 years
- Cohort 2: 22 to 26 years
- Cohort 3: 27 to 31 years
- Cohort 4: 32 to 36 years
- Cohort 5: 37 to 41 years
- Cohort 6: 42 to 46 years
- Cohort 7: 47 to 51 years
- Cohort 8: 52 to 56 years
- Cohort 9: 57 to 61 years
- Cohort 10: 62+ years
Passing Minimums vs. Fixed Baselines Across Age
A critical structural feature of the ACFT is that raw functional strength requirements do not degrade with age at the entry pass level, whereas speed and endurance benchmarks reflect physiological adaptations:
| ACFT Event | Young Male (17 to 21) Min | Mid-Career Male (37 to 41) Min | Senior Male (57 to 61) Min | Young Female (17 to 21) Min | Mid-Career Female (37 to 41) Min | Senior Female (57 to 61) Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3RM Deadlift | 140 lbs | 140 lbs | 140 lbs | 120 lbs | 120 lbs | 120 lbs |
| Standing Power Throw | 6.0 m | 5.7 m | 4.4 m | 3.9 m | 3.6 m | 2.4 m |
| Hand-Release Pushup | 10 reps | 10 reps | 10 reps | 10 reps | 10 reps | 10 reps |
| Sprint-Drag-Carry | 3:00 (180s) | 3:18 (198s) | 4:07 (247s) | 3:55 (235s) | 4:18 (258s) | 5:29 (329s) |
| Plank | 1:30 (90s) | 1:20 (80s) | 1:00 (60s) | 1:10 (70s) | 1:00 (60s) | 0:40 (40s) |
| Two-Mile Run | 22:00 | 23:06 | 27:06 | 25:48 | 27:18 | 32:36 |
How the Age Bracket Date of Record Operates
A soldier's age category is determined strictly by their age on the day the first event of the test is administered. If a soldier turns 32 years old on Tuesday and takes a record ACFT on Wednesday, they are evaluated under the 32 to 36 age bracket. If a test is split across multiple sessions due to severe weather, the date of the first event controls the scoring bracket for the entire scorecard.
Run times shift the most across cohorts, so check your age group against the two-mile run pace chart.