United States Air Force Fitness Assessment

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.

[1][2] Results are stored in the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS) and accessible via the AF Portal.

[4] In the Air Force, Airmen are given a score based on performance consisting of four components: waist circumference, situps, pushups, and a 1.5-mile run.

[2] Maximum component points as of 1 May 2022 are: Airmen who are medically recommended not to run may be cleared to participate in an alternative aerobic fitness assessment.

In his autobiography, 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Omar Bradley, expressed frustration in the deteriorating health of the overall fighting forces and poor physical condition, explaining that troops would not meet the strenuous exertion that combat would introduce.