New PFA Reporting Standards on Your Evaluation

BUPERS 1610.10C is out.  Here are the changes that effect the we the PFA is going to be reported.  The information below is directly from the instruction.  In short, with one quick glimpse of an evaluation, your last 18 months of physical fitness will be known. 


PHYSICAL READINESS
Enter the one-letter code for the result of each official PFA conducted in the reporting period. Document all official PFAs in block 20 using the following format: PPP. This indicates the individual passed three official PFAs during the reporting period. Do not enter spaces or slashes between the characters. Enter specific PFA cycle identification information in block 29.

Do not use Physical Readiness Test (PRT) and Body Composition Assessment (BCA) that are not part of an official PFA. Performance trait grades and recommendations shall conform to the following:

a. No mandated or prohibited trait mark required in "Military Bearing"/”Professionalism” for promotability and/or retention for reporting period in which member's first or second PFA failure in a 4-year period occurs.

b. For reporting period in which a member has failed three or more PFAs in the most recent 4-year period,
(1) Enlisted members shall receive:

(a) A grade no greater than 1.0 in "Military Bearing" or Professionalism (CHIEFEVAL block 35 or EVAL block 36).

(b) Marks of "Significant Problems" and "Retention Not Recommended” (Eval block 45 and block 47), respectively.



(2) Officers shall receive:
(a) A grade no greater than 1.0 in "Military Bearing" (FITREP block 35).

(b) Mark for promotability shall be “Significant Problems”.



(3) For members with three PFA failures in most recent 4-year period that have an approved waiver, reporting seniors shall use their discretion when determining "Military Bearing" or "Professionalism" marks fora reporting period in which the member passes two consecutive PFAs. However, the member must still receive a not recommended for reenlistment or retention for that evaluation period. In those situations, insert a bullet in the evaluation stating why the member is not recommended due to having three or more PFA failures in the most recent 4-year period.


Overall score of "Outstanding" or "Excellent" are not required for assigning 5.0 in “Military Bearing” or “Professionalism”. Block 20 Physical Fitness Assessment Codes





P - Passed both Physical Readiness Test (PRT) and Body Composition Assessment (BCA)



B - Passed the BCA but was authorized non-participation in the PRT for other than medical waiver reasons (see code “N” for non-participation reasons). Use of this code requires a comment in the comments on performance block (block 43 – E1- E6 evaluations, block 41 – fitness reports, block 41 – E7-E9 Chief evaluations) with reason for non-participation in PRT.



F - Overall PFA failure (failed BCA or PRT).



M - Medically waived from entire PFA (BCA and PRT).



W - Passed BCA but medically waived from 1 or more PRT event(s).


N - No PFA conducted during reporting period. Non-participation in entire PFA (BCA and PRT) due to deployment/operational (Dep/Op), Individual Augmentee Manpower Management (IAMM), Global Support Assignment (GSA), Overseas Contingency Operation Support Assignment (OSA), pregnancy, temporary additional duty (TEMADD) or excused. (Note: BCAS shall be accomplished on all members even if onboard less than 10 weeks or unable to participate in PRT due to Dep/Op. Dep/Op for BCA must be approved by the immediate superior in command (ISIC). Use of this code does not require justification for PRT non-participation in the comments on performance block.


Note: Format for block 20 shall be from oldest to most recent PFA performed during the reporting period. For example, PBF in block 20 and PFA: 10-1/10-2/11-1 in block 29 indicates that the member passed 2010 Cycle 1, did not participate in the PRT portion of 2010 Cycle 2, and failed 2011 Cycle 1.