CFT Calculator: Calculate Your Army CFT Time
Use this CFT calculator to add up your splits from all seven Army Combat Field Test stations and see, in real time, whether your cumulative time beats the 30-minute pass/fail standard. The CFT rolled out in April 2026 for soldiers in designated combat specialties, runs on one continuous stopwatch with no per-event score, and is graded separately from the Army Fitness Test (AFT) — the comparison table further down this page shows exactly how the two differ.
Quick answer
To calculate your CFT time, add the time from all seven events together: 1-mile run, 30 dead-stop push-ups, 100-meter sprint, 16 sandbag lifts, water-can carry, movement drill, and a closing 1-mile run. There’s no rest between stations, so transition time counts too. A total of 30:00 or less is a pass; anything over is a fail. The standard is flat — it does not change by age or gender.
Calculate your CFT time
How to calculate your CFT time in three steps
1 Time each station
Record a minutes-and-seconds split for each of the seven events, either live during a training run or reconstructed afterward from your own notes or a training partner’s stopwatch.
2 Enter every split
Type each split into its field above. The cumulative time updates after every keystroke, so you can see your running total build station by station.
3 Check the result
Compare the total to 30:00. The calculator marks it Pass in green or Fail in red automatically — no manual addition required.
+ Tip
Because the clock never stops between stations, include your walk or jog to the next event in whichever split follows it — that transition time counts toward your 30 minutes just like the Army’s does.
What each CFT station actually tests
All seven events run back-to-back in Army Combat Uniform and boots, with the clock running continuously from the first step to the last.
1-Mile Run Opens & closes
The test opens with a mile at pace and closes with a mile run on tired legs — the gap between those two times is usually the biggest single factor in a CFT result.
30 Dead-Stop Push-Ups
Every rep resets fully on the ground rather than bouncing off the chest, which removes the momentum push-ups normally rely on and shifts the load onto raw pressing strength.
100-Meter Sprint
Run right after the push-ups, this single maximal sprint checks straight-line speed while the upper body is already fatigued.
16 Sandbag Lifts
A 40-pound sandbag lifted from the ground to a 65-inch platform, 16 times, tests total-body lifting power and grip under repeated load.
50-Meter Water-Can Carry
Two 40-pound Army water cans carried 50 meters down and back demand grip endurance and the ability to hold form while loaded.
Movement Drill
A high crawl followed by a 25-meter, 3-to-5-second rush mimics reacting to contact — short, explosive movement under body position constraints, not a straight run.
Three sample CFT time calculations
Real splits, added the same way this calculator adds them, showing a comfortable pass, a slow-transition near-miss, and a photo-finish.
Even pacing across all seven stations
If every station stays close to a planned split, how much buffer is actually left under 30:00?
Splits entered
- Opening mile: 7:30
- Push-ups: 1:10
- Sprint: 0:20
- Sandbag lifts: 1:45
- Water-can carry: 1:00
- Movement drill: 1:15
- Closing mile: 8:10
Result
- Cumulative time: 21:10
- Standard: 30:00
- Outcome: Pass, with 8:50 to spare
Individual splits look fine, but the total creeps up
Why can a CFT still pass on paper when almost every split is slower than the first example?
Splits entered
- Opening mile: 9:00
- Push-ups: 1:50
- Sprint: 0:25
- Sandbag lifts: 2:20
- Water-can carry: 1:40
- Movement drill: 1:50
- Closing mile: 10:15
Result
- Cumulative time: 27:20
- Standard: 30:00
- Outcome: Still a pass, but only 2:40 of buffer left — a slower second mile alone could flip this to a fail
A closing mile that decides the whole test
How much margin does the 30-minute standard actually leave once fatigue sets in?
Splits entered
- Opening mile: 8:45
- Push-ups: 2:05
- Sprint: 0:28
- Sandbag lifts: 2:40
- Water-can carry: 1:55
- Movement drill: 2:10
- Closing mile: 11:50
Result
- Cumulative time: 29:53
- Standard: 30:00
- Outcome: Passes by 7 seconds — the closing mile alone (11:50) is almost as long as the first five stations combined
How the CFT compares to the AFT and sister-service tests
“CFT” gets used loosely, and it’s easy to mix up the Army’s new test with the AFT it runs alongside, or with a same-named test in another branch. Here’s how the major ones actually differ.
| Army CFT | Army AFT | Marine Corps CFT | Navy PRT | Air Force PT Test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring | Pass/fail on total time | Points per event, age/gender normed | Points per event, age/gender normed | Pass/fail plus fitness category | Points per event, age/gender normed |
| Structure | 7 events, one continuous clock | 5 separate events | 3 events | Push-ups, plank, 1.5-mile run | Push-ups, sit-ups or plank, 1.5-mile run |
| Standard | 30 min or less, no rest, no age/gender adjustment | Minimum points per event | Distinct point minimums by event | Category-based minimums | 75-point minimum |
| Who takes it | Soldiers in designated combat specialties | Every Soldier | Combat-arms Marines | Every Sailor | Every Airman/Guardian |
The CFT began rolling out to combat-specialty Soldiers in April 2026 and is graded separately from — not instead of — the AFT. Figures reflect standards published as of this page’s last update; confirm current numbers with your unit’s official guidance before relying on any calculator for record purposes.
Where CFT time tracking goes wrong
Timing each station in isolation
Because the clock never stops, the seconds spent walking or jogging to the next station count against the 30-minute total just like the events do. Track cumulative time, not seven separate stopwatches.
Mixing up CFT results with AFT results
The AFT scores five events on an age- and gender-normed point scale. The CFT is a single pass/fail clock with no adjustment for age or gender. A training log entry from one test doesn’t translate to the other.
Assuming the Army CFT and Marine Corps CFT are the same
Both services use “CFT,” but the event list, timing rules, and scoring format aren’t shared. Confirm which service’s standard applies before comparing a result across branches.
Pacing the opening mile as if the test ends there
The closing mile runs after six fatiguing events, not fresh. In the worked examples above, the difference between a comfortable pass and a photo-finish came almost entirely from how much the second mile slowed down.
Treating a passing time as a guaranteed official pass
This calculator only totals the time you enter — it can’t catch a technique fault, like an incomplete dead-stop push-up, that an official grader would flag. Use it to plan training, not to predict a record score.
CFT calculator: frequently asked questions
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About this calculator
1Built and maintained by Umer Farooq
I hold an M.S. in Programming and Technology and built calcsdone as a library of free, formula-transparent calculators. I wrote and tested the logic on this page myself against the splits in the worked examples above, so the math matches what the Army’s published standard actually requires.
2Event data sourced from official releases
Event order, weights, and the 30-minute standard are checked against the Army’s April 2026 Combat Field Test announcement and FM 7-22, not secondhand summaries — see Sources below.
3A scoped disclaimer, not a hidden one
The calculator’s disclaimer states plainly what it can’t account for — technique faults, unit-level grading, and safety disqualifications — instead of implying it replicates an official score.
Standard references
- U.S. Army Combat Fitness Test overview — Army.mil
- FM 7-22, Holistic Health and Fitness — Army Publishing Directorate
- Army Combat Field Test rollout announcement, April 2026