<p>Hello all, I am a candidate at the Naval Academy and am working on my application. I can't figure out what the fitness test is comprised of though. Is it the 1.5 miles run, pushups and sit-ups in two minutes, or is the test made up of a baseball throw, crunches, pushups, shuttle run, etc (I've looked at the Academy site, but it's quite vague on which test is required for completion of the application)?
Thanks in advance for any information.</p>
<p>Edit: Actually never mind, I missed the link describing the test in great detail. Just in case anyone else is having trouble with reading a brief page: </p>
<p>I was recently notified that I failed the CFA. The only one Navy had for me was the one that I took at Summer Seminar. Anyway, I am taking it again. Does anyone know what the standards are in order to pass?</p>
<p>The admissions office will not post the minimums so that people do not strive for teh bottom but strive to max it out so basically you just have to get as close to the max as you can in all the events</p>
<p>Yes, the USNA way is not always apparent or clear. While I don't think Machiavelli was ever a plebe, in both cases, most often the ends justify the means. Do your best, not your least.</p>
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I was recently notified that I failed the CFA. The only one Navy had for me was the one that I took at Summer Seminar. Anyway, I am taking it again. Does anyone know what the standards are in order to pass?
<p>What is meant by "maximum," is that you do not get additional points for doing more than the number listed, running faster than the time listed, etc. </p>
<p>Also, below are the MINIMUM standards for the fitness test mids take when they are at USNA:
Men Women
1.5 mile run (min) 10:30 12:40
Push-ups (min in 2 mins) 40 18
Sit-ups (min in 2 mins) 65 65 </p>
<p>From the above and looking at your scores, you should have a pretty good idea where you were weak. As a general rule, most people who fail the CFA have trouble with either the run or the pullups. Also, it's important to understand that the CFA is generally scored more leniently than the fitness test when you're a mid b/c they figure that you'll get in better shape while at USNA. Thus, if you can only score the "minimum" on the CFA, you will be in deep trouble come I-Day, from a fitness standpoint.</p>
<p>These were my scores, and i received a LOA, but keep in mind that the USNA looks at everything equally - CFA is just one part of the application process</p>
<p>Does it matter how bad you do in the CFA, as long as you pass it? Because as of right now, I don't even think I can do 1 pull-up :(. Or is it factored into your chances to get an appointment. </p>
<p>Guys do pullups on the CFA. Girls (at least when my daughter did her CFA at NASS) were required to TRY to do a real pullup, then if they couldn't do a full one, they did the flexed arm hang.</p>
<p>hawaiiboy: I'm guessing that the "15" in your ID is for class of 2015, i.e., that you are currently a HS sophomore. That means that you have time to be able to do pullups before your CFA rolls around. Search other threads on this site and other places on the web for more details, but here are some basics:</p>
<p>-do lots of pushups (build up to be able to do hundreds per day)
-if you can get access to a pullup bar, use it every time you go by, even if all you can do right now is hang there and grunt (you can probably find a bar at a park or at your school if you can't buy a bar). To start off, you can put your lower legs onto a chair or another person, to take part of the weight. Or, you can get someone to lift you up to a full pullup position, and just try to slow your fall back to earth.
- do lots of "core muscle" exercises: hundreds of crunchers, or lots of "planks", for example. You'd be surprised how much you use core muscles for pullups.</p>
<p>just to give an idea of my scores... i got an appointment in october.
bball throw: 52 feet
shuttle: 8.9
push ups: 91
sit ups: 69
pull ups: 12
mile: 5:50</p>
<p>This place thrives off of physical fitness. If you are not committed to being in good (if not great) shape, then you will have a much harder and more miserable experience here. Also, a lot of respect is given to those in really solid shape because it pays to be a winner. Work out. Don't be weak.</p>
<p>I've been compiling self reported scores here and on another website for the CFA. I have 56 sets of self-reported data for males. Looking at the averages and the standard deviations, I predict that the lowest 17% of scores would be those below, (based on being more than one standard deviation below the mean). Obviously noone wants to be in the lowest 17% when competing for an offer of appointment.</p>
<p>Be careful about buying your own pullup-bar -- D got the kind that pressure fits in a doorframe. While the bar didn't cost much, and she's much better at pullups, it cracked the doorframe.</p>