In-depth how-to on the Air Force PT test | Elora Jean
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- Watch me take the Air Force PT test (and disappoint myself!)! I'm bringing this video to you all after receiving soooo many questions about the test, if it's hard, how to train for it, etc. I hope this answers some of those questions! But if you have more, at least you can ask in the comments and everyone can see there. Hope you enjoy!
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FYI, those “chances” you get after failing a PT test come with administrative consequences. Refer to AFI 36-2905. Just letting you all know before you get a false sense of reality. PT tests are serious, and failing multiple times can lead to involuntary administrative separation. Good luck to all of you joining!
Was that three times around the track
Kickin It With Kim
Do you take s pt test before bmt
@@nelijasteele3830
Thought I'd answer but someone else more recent might have a better answer.
I was in 2005.
The first PT test was the first full weekend (end of zero week).
Only thing before basic was getting checked up at MEPS. No pre- PT test.
Kickin It With Kim so a waist below 29 is acceptable? I’m 27 and idk if it’ll shrink later because I lose weight fast
@@blue2565 Any waist below 31.5 inches is maximum points (20 points). Above 31.5 you start losing points.
Whoa whoa /waist measurement/?
*my wide ass has left the chat*
i liked but unliked cussa 420
They’ve removed waist measurement
@@Keisha_Kay32 THANK GOD IM SO WIDE
Im so glade. How u going to mark woken down for large hips!? Thats where our strength is.
Getting exhausted just *watching* her do those push-ups
Belle With an 'E' same
😂😂 same!
Saaammmeee😂😂
You got a waiver for that? Lol
Or do what I did. Get behind someone who's a little faster than yourself and try to keep up with them. Before you know it, you'll be done. About to pass out, but done.
KC Lorenz that seems perfect, boring just running competition is a real motivator
This is kinda how I passed my final PT test in BMT back in 2008. My friend at the time told me he wasn't going to allow me to fail and he told me to run with him and match his speed the entire time. That man helped me obtain an 11:45 run time which I was never, ever able to pull off again during my tenure as an Airman lol. I'm forever grateful to him.
And you always hear “Don’t sit down. Don’t sit down. Hands on your head and walk and breathe” 😂
me: *thinking i could pass* also me: *eating food in bed whilst watching*
af pt tests are super easy, especially for females
I'm planning on joining after highschool and your videos are really helpful with what I should expect, thank you!
same
Same here 💯💯
Same and I’m kinda nervous
I'm going to join after college. I'm a Senior in hs rn.
same!!
looks like the same car passed by you three or four times. You have a stalker.....
Probably Sec Forces being weird. MP's are weird in every branch.
To Release is To Resolve 😂
Probably learning how to drive
I failed a pt test last year and came back with a 90.7 score. This year i was petrified of testing because i moved into a very hot location. Max sit ups, 45 pushups, 14:50run time later... 90.7 same score as the year before. Felt good to redeem myself 😊
GET IT
Ouch. Dat run time. No good, sista.
I just failed my PT test thanks to lame ass sit-ups, it’s so fucking embarrassing lol.
makes no sense
the thumbnail got me. “wow i suck” me too, bud.. me too.
julia leslie me three 😭
One of the 15 or 16 year olds in my group did 109 push ups.. Like, I was shook.
They have hardly any muscle mass to move up and down is why it's easier for them, I was the same way.
109 pushups in one minute?
I’d imagine the younger trainees would be more physically fit.
That's over 2 pushups per second, what??
I want to join the Air Force but I still have a few years until I can. I was looking up these videos so I can start training for it. I basically want it to be as easy as it can be😂
You can always prepare physically and make that aspect a bit easier but mentally, that's a bit tougher to train for...as far as how they mentally reshape you from a civilian into a US Airman. It's one of those things you just have to adapt to on the spot. You can do it though, countless women/men through the years have done it and as brutal/scary as it may seem in boot camp, one thing you really learn is that you're capable of more than you ever realized. So never give up.
T-Top Deluxe Needed this. thank you. ❤️
Did you join and pass your PT and other metrics?
Then push ups finna have me ... 😂😂😂😂
That’s exactly what I said when I watched this. Lord help me!
Nice work. I gotta redo this one. I’m heading to BMT at 39 years old!! Great vid
How was it I’m over 35 and am thinking about joining
Are you joining with a degree?
I'm 33 and joining his fall. Being from Texas I would reccomend everyone joining in the fall so your bmt will be in winter. Trust me you dont want to run in the texas heat
- former texas track star
I'm 37 and joining this summer
Im considering OTS im 5’3 and 133 lbs but i need to tone up and omg i would mess up the pushups.. best to get in decent shape endurance etc prior to training too..
When I did pt tests, I found it helpful to break up the push-ups and sit-ups into increments of 15. I would figure out how many increments I would need to max, and then just kept track of how many times I counted to 15.
I agree with some of the comments. In order to get a better run time is strength training girl. Work on the legs! Let the legs carry you so you don't get fatigued as fast. Upper body & lower body. At least 3 days a week who know you might end up liking it an ho more than 3 days. My run sucked so bad, an I deadicated my time to Strength training and a lot more improved than just my PT scores. So take it from a fellow airforce sister! It will help.
I dont know why but I love her voice, its like soothing and calming.
Also how we practice our runs! Bc I fuckinh SUCK at running. Are sprint intervals . 45 second sprint 30 sec rest and so on. They’ll really help you.
Bc running is a bitch, but that helped my run time and I didn’t even realize it until I was done
Yeah we did those in BMT, before running laps they would "warm us up" with sprint/walk intervals
THANK YOU!!!! for making a video about Air Force PT. This upload is sooooooooo helpful. I'm shipping out August 28th!! I'm so excited I cant wait!!! Also they have a free version of the Air Force PT app you mentioned. Works great.☺️ its called AF Fitness
Dang I wish I knew that before I spend a dollar haha, but good luck!!
I’m so happy I found your channel! I swore into the Air Force and wanted to do intelligence...a rare job opening opened up but my ship date is in 25 days. I’m of similar stature and physical fitness as you so this video really helps. Also, i was told I’d have to cut my hair before BMT but my hair is as long as yours 😅
What was your ASVAB score?
Your minimums kill me bc they’re so much less than mine as a 19 yr old in the navy 😭😭 and they minimums for the males too. lowkey kinda jealous.
It's so ridiculous how easy it is to pass a PT test in the Air Force compared to other branches lol, it's kind of embarrassing really...especially because of people like me who barely do anything and still get almost 100
Elora Jean yea I mean it’s not your guys fault for the standards and you can tell which branches are supposed to be the more active of them all. Like honestly I can bike my PRT and I do but that’s really a thing you can only do in the fleet. We’re more focused on situational training like medical training and firefighting and other things than physical standards.
I hope you realize the navy has a higher obeseidy rate then any other branch
@@mcNuggetMuncher LMAO
Super humble and awesome person lol love your vids
Should include that if you fail one portion you fail the entire test
Very true, should have mentioned that
So what happened if you fail the test?
Earth Day you will receive paperwork and your leadership will be notified, which reflects kinda poorly on you. They might make you take remedial exercise classes in order to help get you prepared, and then you’re required to take it again. If you fail again...I’m not sure how that goes because people usually pass their second try 😅 it’s not good. You c an be kicked out for not being physically ready
Wait what 😭
You started doing those situps and it wasn't until the woman behind the camera talked I realized it wasn't in fast motion lmao
Omg rn I’m in the delayed entry program, and I’ve been really really stressed. Your videos are great and are very in depth! Greatly appreciated girl :)
t a m y k o s m i t h If you leave August 13th we might be in BMT together
I'm 33 and joining his fall. Being from Texas I would reccomend everyone joining in the fall so your bmt will be in late fall/early winter. Trust me you dont want to run in the texas heat
- former texas track star
Good luck fellow texannn (:
Unfortunately I ship in april
Amen!! That’s why I am waiting lol. The 115 degree is not it
Ha! I went through BMT June-August worst two months ever. It sucked ass🤣🤣 but I made it
I leave in March and am stressing (not excessively because I get more excited about new adventures than stressed but still) and have been sitting here watching your videos like what to pack for BMT and what to expect as a female 🙌 can I just say 100% thank you for these
Tomorrow I go turn in all my paperwork and get my MEPS date, this helped immensely. Thank you ma'am!
Hey girl, just letting you know that I love your videos and they are actually extremely helpful in understanding what I’m getting into!
Your videos help A LOT considering I plan on going in to the Air Force, so thank you! 😊❤
Very well done, Elora. Things have changed greatly since my time in the AF (1977-89). You should be proud that you have helped many to understand the PT test as it existed 4 years ago. Tango-6 out.
I can't wait to see a recruiter for about join/info's especially about the officer.
This literally made me want to go train. I’m going to go train now. this will be workout #2 for today
Thank you so much for making this video!! Headed down to BMT in less than 2 months and your videos have been super helpful ❤️
Girl! I suck at pushups too!!! 😌
Same! I can’t even do 1 :(
Thank you so much for making this!! I just enlisted in the guard about a month ago and I’m in student flight right now. I had my first drill this month and I did sooooooo bad during the run😩😩.
You got it!
I’m 16 and I am seriously considering the Air Force but I still need a little encouragement and trying to figure out if it is worth it. But I just practiced the sit ups and push up part and maxed out with a lot of struggling.!!
how much did you do?
Did AFROTC a couple years back. We did the PT test twice a semester if I recall correctly. I'd get around a 95 every time and I was pretty average physically. The hardest part is definitely the running. It took about 9 minutes to run the 1.5 mile. We had one guy in our wing who could run the 1.5 literally in 7 minutes. He was pretty much able to sprint the whole thing, I have no idea how he did that. The Air Force had it pretty easy at least compared the Marine guys, they have to run 3 miles. On top of that, they frequently did ruck marches around campus super early in the morning way before we even started our PT, and we did PT at 6:00am 3 times a week. I love the Air Force tho. Although I was impressed with how much rougher and tougher the Marine and Army cadets seemed I really didn't care. I was so proud to be an Airman. I only lasted one semester, I got dropped from the program because I have tattoos on my fingers and neck...😞
What happens if you drop to the ground while doing pushups in BMT?
Thank you for making this video ❤
If you drop, that's the end of your test. However many you completed before dropping is the number they give you!
12-13 minutes is slow?! 🥴 I’d be happy af to get those run times 😂 My slow self runs about a 15min mile and a half. Hopefully this video gives tips to run faster. I still pass but it’d be nice to be faster 🤷🏾♀️
My ship date is Aug 28th and my sit ups and running 🏃🏾♀️ are still not good.....I run the mile in a half in 16:25. Sit-ups: 17
My push-ups are fine: 30.......but I HATE running......I’m trying to train myself to run 15 min straight without walking....it’s a struggle 😩. But thank you for this....I’m in a training flight right now for the AF Reserves. And we mock test at every drill. But next month is my last one before I ship, and to top it off....I’m overweight for my height. So my ship date could get pushed back. 🙁
I'm sure if you commit yourself you'll be able to improve your scores and drop the weight you need to! It's all in your head. You can do it :)
Your really far, most recruiters would cancel before basic with those scores. 30 40 14 is the baseline for pt I would recommend.
Instead of trying to run a set amount of time without stopping try running a certain distance without stopping. You can go slower than your time on your mile and a half but run the whole way and that will still help you improve. I started off not being able to do a mile and a half without stopping but after a month I was able to do it. My score went from 16 minutes to 14 minutes instantly. In my opinion my score still sucks but I know I am improving
My ship date is August 28th too!
I leave Aug 28th too and your struggles are mine too 😂
Your run was perfect! And I love that you did this video. Thank you for all the information.
Sucks that there's a max amount of points you can get in situps/pushups. Lol otherwise I'd just do crazy good on those and just skip my running =D
That’s why I’m starting now at 16 because I can do.. 0 push ups. My arms are sore from my last arm workout so that’s good. I jogged (and walked for breaks tbh) a mile and it was 17:00 minutes 😭😭 but I haven’t been in shape since I haven’t been taking my usual Aerial classes. Also I’m 174 pounds and 5’11 which might make it harder to run? Idk but I broke my foot back in October and I aint in shape. I got plenty of time tho. Ik I can do the sit ups. Got plenty of time to get stronger.
It’s been 4 years!! How has it been going?
I love this. I have been in medical hold for over a year. Just got approved. But won't sit for the board until 2019. And maybe ship 2020. But I loved the honesty and realness. It's a journey and keep pushing.
Thank you! I wish you luck and hope all goes well in your journey
you're awesome. ♡ thank you so much for this!
I'm enlisting into active air force from army reserves.
It's helpful to see the differences!
Much appreciated.
She stayed at a consistent pace woth her run. Ive witnessed people go super fast the first 3 or 4 laps and then be mad slow for the last 2 and the time just racks up. She did well... im impressed! =)
I was rooting for you on those pushups XD Thank you. So informative. :D
This was really helpful. Thanks for the scoring chart. I’ve been trying to prepare for BMT. This was really helpful.
I go to boot camp
In 39 days and I am a weakling… I’m really trying hard to push myself tho! FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION
You can run faster by how they do in track at the very end where they run with their hands behind you, it makes you run faster
Back in my day, after reporting to my permanent duty station, I had to cover a 1.5 mile distance in less than 18 minutes once a year. That was too easy. You could almost walk it and still pass. I set a personal goal of doing the 1.5 miles in less than 10 minutes. It took me several months of trying, but I was able to do it. I had to experiment with different strategies. Do I run fast at the beginning or save my energy for a sprint at the end. That was 40 years ago. I know my ticker would not be willing to do that today.
If you wanna get good at running, do sprints. That's what I do to prepare for the PFT. (Marine Corps)
Hey, how do you improve on your 1.5 mile run? I find it ridiculous that airmen have to run 1.5 miles. Why not just a one mile run? For men, we have to run 1.5 mile in 14 minutes which is not do-able for me. I have been training myself for one month, and still get tired, very winded before I hot the one mile mark. After one mile, I get really really tired and panting and very dizzy.
How did you improve on your situps? I hate situps. I always get muscle cramps, severe pain, after I do 30 situps. The minimum sit ups I have to do as a male in my age bracket is 42. I guess i will not be able to pass tfott. Shit. 😥😥😥😡😡😡
I wish someone made this for the navy! I know this is so helpful for future Air Force recruits.
The AF PT test is generally not hard. It’s harder than the Army test but as far as difficulty it is very easy. I am 17 and a AFROTC scholarship recipient and I had to take this test twice. First time I failed because I was not prepared for the sit ups, but after literally 8 days of PT I was able to pass with a 98. Her advice is good. If you really want to excel you need to run 1.5 mi at least 3 times a week as if it’s the real test and really push yourself, the rest of the time you can walk or jog or bike. Do 20 push-ups and sit-ups when you wake up and before you go to sleep, and every other day or everyday if you want you can push to your max in a mock 1 minute test... also drink lots of water and Gatorade before testing it makes a difference. You can also put liniment on your chest and joints.
No one gives a shit that you are rotc kid
Harder than the army apft? Lol um yeah no
@@bernicepompa6784 Why? Because they have to do .5 mile more and get a whole extra minute for the strength portion? 'Kay.
Yes...check the Army requirements dude!
I can pass everything except the mile rn, and my recruiter told me to also lose 30 lbs. Im 6'1 232. Im 31 now waited entirely too long for this committment, but now its here I full heartedly am ready to be an airman.
JD White
good luck. How have things been for you these past few months?
*SO HELPFUL thank you!! but, I'm confused.....push ups NEED to go beneath 90 degrees or do they hate when you do that??*
Most relatable push ups ever!!! Go girl, you make me feel better about my pt score :)
My brothers taking his final BMT PT test this week he’s one of the top runners right now
I joined the Army after I graduated in 2016. I ended up having to be discharged cs I had a bad hip fracture. Thank you so much for your videos! I’m planning to join after I get my college degree and if I know the minimum to pass I know I can get 90’s on my pt test❤️ just gotta get comfortable with running again!
Don't go back in...You should have gotten disability, which gives you full rights to the GI-BILL, stay civilian if you are already out.
Wow, how interesting ... in the Army, our hands have-to be behind our heads during the sit-ups and we would need to sit all the way up. Baby girl ... you're not that bad at running but if you're not feeling up to par try finding a love for the gym.
Running a 14:13 with max sit ups and average to good pushups is a good score!! Good for you :)
Wow anyone failing that PT test must be in sleep mode 😂👍 At least you get a mile and half instead of a 3mile in 18min run 😉
Wow this was really informative thank you!
Glad you thought so!
i- lemme get to practicing cause whew i can’t do push ups for nothing
Im in DEP. and i currently do crossfit which really helps. I do lack in a lot of fitness areas though! I want to be prepared 😢
Gorgeous Smile 😍
I'm in England. But training is nearly similar.
So for Americans who want military career first thing to do GET FIT. Do 2mile run daily. Do 20 press ups daily do 20 to 50 situps. I was in TA for few weeks. Believe me get fit.
At the beginning (before it was in fast motion) I thought it already was. When they started talking I was like,”WHATTTTTTT!?”
Thanks for doing this video, it helps a lot.
I can’t do a single push-up 😑
Drink some milk
Start practicing then normie
Well at least you can probably run a mile no prob.. I'm joining soon and have zero run endurance... 😔.
3 miles? Please..
Bruh
I want the maximum scores..
I am wanting to join and I am 32 will be 33 when I do it! I am trying to get my fitness up now! Push ups are so hard but I am trying! How do pace yourself when you run 🏃♀️ that far wow
It's such a mental thing, I just tell myself to keep going lol. If you check out the description box I included the link to a scoring chart which will help you figure out what scores you'll need for your age!
I'm the same way with push ups, girl! Especially when I'm the only female tester.
Thanks for this, Elora ! 🥰
Thank you so much I love your channel!! 😍
Do you receive more points for categories that you max out before the time? For example: if I got my mile run down to 8 mins…would I get extra points?
Love love love loveeeeee Elora ❤️
Ship out date is Dec 10th
Thank you !
Dear Elora,
So I will be leaving for Basic literally in less than 5 days :O so I have been trying to stay as positive as I possibly can. My point is I have been pretty worried about how i will perform physically because I'm really not that great or prepared in my opinion. So my question just for something to go off of, about how many sit ups/ push ups could you do when you first entered BMT?
I love you and your videos! You’re very helpful. I’m in the process of leaving and you make me less anxious lol :-) you’re very beautiful and I love your makeup in all your videos! 💛
You're so kind, thank you so much! I'm glad I could help a little :)
Wow great video, very helpful!
Omg I’m going to fail Im so bad at push-ups
Thanks for making this video!! I'm looking into joining the Air Force soon and this was super helpful :)
Thank you for this! I'm training for the Guard now and the running is difficult but I think I can do it! i can now run a half a mile!
I don't know if you've answered this or not anywhere and I hope it's not a weird question, but what race/nationality are you? You're so pretty!
I'm just white! German/French/Scottish..random European jumble
You’re awesome thank you so much!💙
Thank you so much for linking the pt score chart! I'm in AFROTC and I've been having trouble finding it
PT really easy. Honor Graduate. Testing? 98%. Just tough it out, and be smart in testing. Everyone doesn't make it, over all services. I knew I was more than qualified, for any service. At 25. You really have to get yourself physically and mentally ready. I come from a military family. All kinds of advice. Never volunteer. Live out of your laundry bag. Have your bed made, before reveille. Never use your toothpaste. Just suck it out of the tube. A partial list. I was 200# when I went in. 175 when I came out. 33 years later, I am only 224. Not too bad for a 6' guy. Go practice shooting for sure. Any Pistol and rifles, or assault rifles. Accuracy. Take your time. I grew up as a hunter a hunter, a later a policeman before joining. 37 out 40 with an M-16. With a .38?(required in my day for overseas)100% rating. I prefer a .45. I never miss with a pistol. Short range. I am glad you passed. There are guys that don't. I had five washbacks in my flight. I helped all of them pass. Helped them making beds, squaring away their lockers, marching, teaching the guide, the USAF song, and helped their attitude. All of them didn't know if they could make it through again. I told all five them, we are going to be an Honor Flight. Guess what. All of them passed. We also made it to honor flight. Beating our sister flight. We had a woman as well for a T.I. She saw I was good asset. Day one. She screamed in my face the night I arrived. I expressed no emotion at all. I had learned military bearing, as a kid. I only came out the same door, I came in. For chow. She came after me, in a minute. I was first out. She was in my face. She didn't expect my reaction at all. 🤣😂🤣😂 Intimidating me, with words, is impossible.
As soon as she got on the camera i smiled and idk why 😅
Wait question: okay so I know this is the video demonstrating what to expect but in the REAL test do they let you use Music to run
Yes, you can listen to music when you take your test :) Not during BMT, of course.
All I know about this girl is her communication skill👌
8:17 I believe if you do that and as long as you make sure you don't raise anything other than your back you should be fine. I used the upward dog to rest though.
Can you please give us a list of the minimum & maximum for everything for an 18 year old female. PLEASE THANK YOU! Love you bunches, you’re so cute.
If you follow the link in the description it will take you to the scoring chart and provide all of that information for you!
So the arm stance for push-ups are wide push-ups and not close to your body push ups ?
I believe you can do tricep push-ups if you desire, but I could definitely be wrong
I absolutely love watching your videos, they have helped me so much and given me more confidence in joining 💗 i’ll be going to BMT in August for the AF and I was wondering what is the time you typically get done for the day while in basic?
When does the 12 mile ruck in 3 hours come into play? XD
You're slacking off, and not running as often as you need to.
If you run 2 miles a day, three days per week, you will do much better during the PT test.
You need to do push ups more often, during the week, so that you can perform better during PT test.
The base gym has plenty of Weight Machines that you can use, to become stronger at push ups.
Push yourself.
I already know exactly what I need to do in order to better myself to meet my personal goals, thank you. You don't need to tell me what to do especially because I did not ask.
Kit Carson good feedback. it’ll only get harder as you get older if your not doing it everyday 👍🏾
Elora Jean meowmeowmeow said the kitty cat
Personally speaking, that doens''t work because my strides are too short and long story short I left the AF because I will never run fast and don't care to.
Wowww ok commander workout. Calm yourself no need to attack people here.
Oh Goodness I That Track Is Huge !
It's normal size! Probably just looks big from this angle lol
@@EloraJean I've never been on a track where you did 1 lap. I've been on a track for 23 laps, 5 laps and my current track is 6 laps. I'm wondering if the 1 lap is better or not. Lol. Good job on your run. ♡
R C I’ve never heard of a one-lap track to do a mile or mile 1/2, this track is standard size and I ran 6 laps total for my 1.5 mile
When I was on active duty, we tested once a year. At Grand Forks AFB, ND, we tested immediately after the Spring Thaw, so there was no time to train for it. You could go to the base gym and run around the basketball court 36 times. At least I was still young at the time and could afford to kill myself once a year.
In the Navy Reserve it changed to twice a year with the toe touch, pushups, situps, and the run. The petty officer in charge started us out and he redefined the toe touch as touching your toes with your wrist, which I could do at the time. The Legalman next to me started to freak out that she couldn't do that and was going to fail. Then she saw me touching my toes with my wrists and she really started to panic. She passed.
Great content! Thanks for sharing.