Navy PRT Calculator

The Physical Readiness Test (PRT) is the fitness part of the Navy Physical Fitness Assessment. It tests muscular endurance and cardio fitness. Each event is scored on its own, based on your age, sex and altitude.

What the PRT Measures

The PRT has three parts. Push-ups are counted over 2 minutes. The forearm plank is held for as long as you can. The cardio event is usually a 1.5-mile run or walk¹. The test does not measure body fat. That is a separate assessment.

The Standards Behind the Calculator

The standards come from the December 2025 PRT guide, called Guide-5A, which supports the current instruction, OPNAVINST 6110.1L¹. The Physical Readiness Program changed on 1 January 2026, so older charts may no longer apply². Each age group and sex has its own table of push-up counts, plank times and cardio times. Each table row is worth a set number of points¹.

How This Calculator Computes Your Result

Pick your sex, age and altitude (under 5,000 feet, or 5,000 feet and above). Then enter any of your results: push-ups, plank time in minutes and seconds, and a cardio event with its time. We turn times into seconds, find the right table, and match you to the best row you meet. We do not round your numbers. If you meet no row, the result is Failure for that event.

The cardio options listed in the guide are the 1.5-mile run or walk, a 2000-meter row, a 500-yard or 450-meter swim, a treadmill and a stationary bike. This calculator scores the run, row and both swims. The stationary bike is scored in the official PFA app from the bike model and calories burned, and the treadmill isn't scored here. A command can allow or refuse alternates, so check with your command fitness leader first¹.

What Your Result Means

Each event gets one of five categories. They are based on how your result ranks against other Sailors¹:

To pass, you need Probationary or better on every event¹. The calculator shows this as an overall pass or not-passing line and points for each event. When all three events pass, it also shows the average of the three event points, which Guide-5A uses to set your overall PRT category¹.

Altitude and the Scoring Tables

There are two sets of tables. One is for testing under 5,000 feet. The other is for 5,000 feet and above, and it assumes you have had 30 days to adjust to the height¹. Choose the altitude where you will take the test.

Why Push-Up Strength Matters Beyond the Test

Push-ups are a simple sign of upper body endurance. In a study of active adult men, those who could do more than 40 push-ups had far fewer heart disease events during follow-up than those who could do fewer than 10³. This was an observational study of men in one workforce, so it shows a link and not a cause.