<p>Hey CC,</p>
<p>I’m applying to the AF Academy, but I have not taken my CFA yet. I don’t want to take it until I know that I will be prepared to do well on it, so I think I will take it around late November to early December. What are some daily exercises that I should be doing, and since I’m a female, in each section of the test what should I at least shoot for? (i.e. 60 sit ups, 30 push ups, etc.) Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Leah</p>
<p>Simply put, do what is on the test. That is an easy way to focus on those events. (Don’t overdo the basketball throw, since it is not a natural motion for most people.)</p>
<p>Looking back I did not do well on my CFA…but in the long run it didn’t really affect me that much. However, you should do what raimius said, and practice what is on the test. I would shoot for more like 80 sit ups (it is 2 minutes right?) and at least 30 push ups. Also be sure (if you don’t run a lot) to practice the mile run. My timing was TERRIBLE and I had a really slow time on mine that could have been improved with a little practice. As far as the basketball throw, it is all about technique, so figure out what works best for you. My best advice would be if you are familiar with a tennis or overhand vollyball serve, to do it in a similar motion to that. </p>
<p>If you have any other questions about anything, especially being a female at the Academy, feel free to PM me, or I would be happy to give you my e-mail. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Hey , I’m in the same boat as you, but alittle different since I’m a guy, anyways here’s what I did.</p>
<p>For the running part, (shuttle run, mile) I ran cross country which is something I haven’t done before, and it got my time to 605 from 712, doing some kinda sport will help you out with this. If you don’t have a sport, you just have to practice that, try running every now and then, or if you can, run abit before school every day. The thing that helped me the most I think was running longer, not running faster or farther, at CC practice we’d typically go for about an hour of running, and I gotta tell you after that, a mile just seems like nothing! </p>
<p>The pull ups (flexed arm hang) and push ups, I just practiced them, if you can figure out the arm hang, you’ll be good on the push ups. I got 71 push ups and 10 pull ups last time I took it from just working on the pull ups (I think the min for pull ups is like 6). But as a girl you’re working on the arm hang a girl, it’s the flexed arm hang, and you just gotta practice that, same thing. You can just buy one of those door frame pull ups for like 20 bucks from the mall.</p>
<p>Sit ups, you just gotta do them , that’s it. you only have ONE minute for these (atleast for guys…to be honest I’m not sure if you get extra time as female). </p>
<p>I would try and meet what the candidates guide says, they’ve got the average scores, if you can get those you’ll pass, but the passing is actually a few under what it says there FYI. The link to that would be on your USAFA applicant page. (That page rocks!) </p>
<p>Hope to see you there! 2015!</p>
<p>Just a thought…</p>
<p>I realize that the ladies all think they should strive for the LOOOONG flexed arm hang.</p>
<p>Did you know that ONE pullup will beat the longest flexed arm hang anyone does?</p>
<p>Truth.</p>
<p>Go for the pullups!! </p>
<p>Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83</p>
<p>Point 2: The USAFA PFT has pull-ups for both genders. You will want to be able to do pull-ups.</p>
<p>I don’t know if anything has changed, but they told us we couldn’t do pull-ups for the CFA when I came to summer seminar</p>
<p>NOT TRUE!</p>
<p>Pull-ups are PREFERRED for both genders; MANDATORY for males.</p>
<p>Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83</p>
<p>Well, first I’d like to say thanks for the advice. And I am pretty sure that the pull ups are worth more than any amount of time hanging. I’d like to re-do my CFA because, although I did either meet or surpass the average for the shuttle run, pushups, and flexed arm hang, I want to meet the standards for the other parts, like the mile and the pull ups. But can I even re-take it?</p>
<p>It seemed odd to me at the time…someone must have been confused</p>
<p>You can not re-take it unless the AFA asks you to re-take it, this is why it is important to practice it. Once submitted it is locked and only they can re-open it for you.</p>