Graduated and at DLI

[ejrwelch]

I ship Sept 18th... not sure if you have added the FB page or group but I am the annoying one modding both of them! ha just saying!

[Agrias]

so your pushups actually counted? there was another thread where the guy said in the end the pushups didn't really matter for the PFA. he saw people that can barely do 10 pass it? *confused*

[ejrwelch]

I still haven't been but I live by Naval Station Norfolk and every sailor I have met says that when they went through NO one failed the final pfa... The quote I got from everyone was "if you fail push ups or sit ups it means your ship mate failed you". I am assuming its like a unwritten agreement but I am still going to do my best to make sure I can meet all the standards!

[drcsyntax]

Originally Posted by Agrias

so your pushups actually counted? there was another thread where the guy said in the end the pushups didn't really matter for the PFA. he saw people that can barely do 10 pass it? *confused*

.......Remember in school, when you had to grade your best friends test? How many times, when you graded your friends test, did you fail him?



Now, fast forward to bootcamp, you just made a new best friend. You're grading his PFA....


That's what people meant. Just be cool with everyone in your division and don't be THAT GUY, and you should be alright.

(You better still be able to do the workouts though, if you get IT'd and quit, I can only imagine the hell you'll be in)

[LT Guppy]

Just be careful not to get caught counting like this. Easy way to fail...

[griz3232]

If you do not hold your new shipmate accountable who will? You are only failing him by letting him slide. You should push them to want to better themselves and by not"grading" them properly you are not doing your job. It isn't like our PFA standards are difficult to pass. If they can't pass them maybe the Navy isn't for them.

[Agrias]

oh, yea, i still intend to pass it, I'm up to being able to do 30 pushups now, was only able to do maybe 10 a month ago.

one other conflicting thing, is the minimum that we need to do "satisfactory" or "good"? I remember reading that you need to make "good" to pass your PFA, but then other ppl say "satisfactory" is enough?

[drcsyntax]

Originally Posted by Agrias

one other conflicting thing, is the minimum that we need to do "satisfactory" or "good"? I remember reading that you need to make "good" to pass your PFA, but then other ppl say "satisfactory" is enough?

That really shouldn't be a factor. Do as many as you possibly can. If you aim for something like Satis or Good then you'll think "I just need to do these" and that will hurt your performance. Ignore the numbers, just AMRAP

[GoodbyeBlueSky]

Originally Posted by Agrias

so your pushups actually counted? there was another thread where the guy said in the end the pushups didn't really matter for the PFA. he saw people that can barely do 10 pass it? *confused*

For the initial PFA, your count will most likely be accurate. By the final PFA, my RDCs said there shouldn't be anyone failing the pushups or situps. Take from that what you will, but basically if you fail the final PFA, it's because you didn't make the run time. There's no way to fake that.

Also, I thought I needed to meet the "Good" requirements to pass, but it turns out you only have to meet the "Satisfactory". Pretty much everyone in my division made it to "Good" though. My run was 15 seconds off from there, but I was running injured, so I was just happy to be passing haha.
But really, when I entered DEP back in October, I couldn't do any pushups. By the end of bootcamp, I was doing more than enough to pass on my own, and I didn't even PT between the second and final PFAs.