Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is a crucial element of mission readiness and operational effectiveness in the Navy and Marine Corps and is incorporated into the NROTC program in order to prepare midshipmen for life in the fleet. Students must arrive at the NROTC unit physically fit and within established height and weight standards for their service. If a student arrives out of standards they jeopardize activation of their NROTC scholarship.

Midshipmen are encouraged to achieve well above the established minimum standards on the PFA and are expected to improve their level of physical readiness achievement as they progress through the program. The Yale NROTC Battalion will conduct unit physical training at least once a week. An additional physical training session will be held for midshipmen who do not meet PFA standards.

Navy Option:

The Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) is conducted once a semester for official score.  The minimum standards for the Navy PFA are:

 
Forearm Plank
Push-Ups
1.5 Mile Run
  Females  
2:05
21
14:15
  Males  
2:05
47
12:00

Marine Option:

The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is conducted each semester.
To activate their scholarship, MIDN need to score a minimum of 200 on the Marine Corps PFT.
After their freshman year, MIDN need to score a minimum of 235 on the Marine Corps PFT.
In order to qualify for Marine OCS, MIDN must be able to do the following:

 
Pull-ups
Crunches
3 Mile Run
  Females:  
3
70
27:00
  Males:  
12
70
24:00

For PFT scoring, please refer to MCO 6100.13 w/CH1.