PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM

IT1(SW) TIFFANY WINN

NAF WASHINGTON

240-857-4933

Physical Fitness Assessment

• Purpose: Promote– Basic Physical Fitness– Health– Readiness

• Assessing general fitness of command

Physical Fitness Assessment

• Components– Body Composition Assessment

• Initial Height/weight screening

• Navy approved circumference technique

– Physical Readiness Test• Flexibility – Sit-reach

• Muscular strength / endurance – Curl-up, Push-ups

• Aerobic capacity – 1.5 mile run/walk, 500yd swim

Physical Fitness Assessment

• 15 Week prior– Establish dates

• > 4 months and < 8 months since member/ command last PRT

• Establish Alternate dates

– Select & Train Assistants• PRIMS data entry• PFA procedures• Admin Procedures

Physical Fitness Assessment• 10 Weeks Prior

– Release official directive to command announcing official test dates

– Conduct courtesy BCAs or official for member<10 weeks that haven’t participated in PFA for current cycle.

– Verify physicals are up to date– Complete PARFQ– Schedule CPR Certification– Develop PRT Safety plan– Confirm arrangements / suitability of site

Physical Fitness Assessment

• 8 Weeks Prior– Confirm Medical appointments

• Physicals overdue

• Exceeded BCA standard for 1st time within the past 4 years

• Answered “yes” on the risk factor that has not been previously cleared.

Physical Fitness Assessment

• 10 Day but not less then 24 hours prior– Conduct official BCA– Ensure personnel with expired Physicals have

been cleared.– Enter BCA into PRIMS– Provide a copy of reference (e) to any member

who fails BCA

Physical Fitness Assessment

• 24 Hours prior– Consult CO regarding cancellation criteria and

procedures– Review safety plan– Confirm site, equipment, safety, and test

personnel

Physical Fitness Assessment• Day of Test

– Prohibit tobacco use at site 30 min prior and 15 min after

– Ensure Drinking water is readily available– Ensure environmental conditions are safe– Ask about general health– Prohibit participation of all ineligible members– Conduct exercise events after warm-up and stretching

is complete– Notify supervisors of member’s non-participation

Physical Fitness Assessment

• 1 to 3 weeks following PRT– Provide command / members with results– Forward documents to PERS-312C or PERS-

4834 as appropriate– Submit injury reports to COMNAVSAFECEN

if required

• Within 30 days following PRT– Enter results into PRIMS

Physical Fitness Assessment

• Admin Actions (cont’d)– BCAs taken by designated & trained CFLs /

Asst CFLs shall apply toward Physical Readiness administrative actions.

– Failure of BCA as part of a PFA is a PFA failure.

– Failure of a PRT as PRT of a PFA is a PFA failure.

Physical Fitness Assessment

• Tracking PFA Failure– Mbr’s command is responsible for tracking

PFA results in PRIMS and taking actions– Mbrs shall be notified in writing following each

PFA failure.– Documentation of written counseling provided

anytime prior to member’s 3rd PFA failure in 4 year period is sufficient notice for all ADMIN actions specified in this instruction

• Administrative Separation (ADSEP)– ADSEP is authorized per MILPERSMAN for

failing to pass 3 PFA cycles in most recent 4 year period

• As per NAVADMIN 073/09 Sailors who have 3 or more failures in the most recent 4 yr period shall NOT be transferred, reenlisted or extended.

Physical Fitness Assessment

• Redesignation, Rate conversion, Commissioning Programs, PTS, Advance Schools– Officers/Enlisted who fail 3 or more PFAs in 4

years shall not be eligible until• Subsequently passes 3 consecutive PFAs, or

• No longer possesses 3 PFA failures in most recent 4 year period

Physical Fitness Assessment

• Promotion / Advancement (Enlisted)– Advancement / frocking deferred if failed most

recent PFA.– Member may participate in monthly FEP mock

PFA to regain eligibility.– If not within standards by the promotion cycle

limiting date the advancement authority will be withdrawn.

Physical Fitness Assessment

• Promotion / Advancement (Enlisted)– Have page 13 or special eval submitted upon PFA

failure to withdraw advancement recommendation. Submit special evaluation upon passing next official PFA to reinstate eligibility

– Be ineligible to compete for advancement upon failing 3rd PFA in 4 year period. Member may regain eligibility upon passing two consecutive PFAs prior to next advancement exam date.

– Waiver requests will not be considered

Physical Fitness Assessment

• PFA Codes– PRT Results

• P = achieved “Probationary” or better• F = failed to achieve “Probationary” or better• M = Medically waived for 2 or PRT events• N = did not participate in one or more non-medically waived

event

– BCA Results• WS = within standards• NS = not within standards• MW = pregnancy or distorted by temporary medical condition• XX = not possible to weigh or measure member

Physical Fitness Assessment

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