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I know there is a lot of concern amongst some parents about whether their kids can make it through the final PFT, especially the run. I just wanted to give our experience, to give you some idea of what is possible.

The swim and prone float: This one I can't help with. Our daughter was always a good swimmer and passed this her first try.

Sit ups and pushups: She was close on sit ups before leaving for boot camp, but she could only do 9 pushups. By her second PFT she was still short of the 22 required to pass, but by the last PFT 1 1/2 weeks later, she made it.

The run: This is the one most people struggle with, our daughter included. When she left for boot camp, her time was really slow...just over 20 minutes. By her first PFT she was down to 17:50. Her second she was at 16:20. They need to be under 15 minutes on the 1 1/2 mile to pass. We talked to her after that test and she had some upper respiratory thing going on - I think it was allergies - and she said she hurt her ankle and it was all swollen. She refused to go to medical because she didn't want to get set back. So 1 1/2 weeks later her final run time was 14:13. So no speed demon, but it was well beyond what she needed to p ass and an AMAZING improvement in 6 weeks. SHe said that during the run she hurt her other ankle and is now limping around...and threw up when she finished, but she MADE it!

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Being able to pass the PFA/PFT is why our recruiters insisted that our son who was in DEP for a year needed to be at a weekly meeting - it was for the physical training. It was not possible for him to be there every week and because he was willing to go running on his own, did pull ups on our "over the door" chin up bar - and push ups to the song Flower by Moby - "bring Sally up", the recruiters let him only attend 1-2 meetings. He had also been on a swim team for several years and a life guard, so had the swim skills needed.

It is very important for them to be in shape before getting to boot camp, so all of those in DEP, take head. But m2497, it is great to hear that your daughter was able to Pass!!! YEAH!! Also, not wanting to get pushed back due to medical weighs on the recruits as well. Mine had a persistent cough but was able to forgo letter writing on a Sunday and went to sick call instead. He was given some medicine that helped and he didn't get pushed back.

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