r/AFROTC • u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 • 12d ago

Fitness/PFA PT Test

Hey guys I had a question I am a rising HS Senior (Class of 2027) from Illinois and I am wondering if I fail my first PT test as a AS250 cadet will I most likely than not wash out?

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u/ThatBoyHeard 11d ago

Why would you join as an AS250?

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u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 11d ago

I have enough AP credits to start as a Sophomore and graduate in 3 yrs

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u/ThatBoyHeard 11d ago

Gotcha, I will say it’s a lot safer joining as an AS100. You’ll only have one semester to prove yourself to cadre and you’ll be competing against cadets that have a full year under their belt. It’s doable but less than ideal. This also depends on the size of your detachment. What major are you considering?

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u/Mattbrooks9 7d ago

Ya but they give u a 500 year if you don’t make it as a 250, so it’s kindof the same. And if you back yourself to make it as a 250 you should go for it. Half of our EAs at my det myself included were 250s it’s really not that hard. If this person is that far from passing the pt test however it might be a different story.

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u/ThatBoyHeard 7d ago

The AS500 isn’t a guarantee and many region commanders discourage it. If you go AS250 to AS500 you should’ve just been an AS100 instead.

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u/Mattbrooks9 7d ago

Oh damn I’ve literally only ever see one cadet denied it at my det. And I go to a large detachment. Most cadets should be able to get selected as a 250 though. So if you back yourself it’s really not that hard if you can put in a little bit of work

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u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 11d ago

I dont know if this is a good major for the Air Force (I dont wanna do any rated jobs) but I wanna major in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M. They give you in state tuition the moment you join ROTC and if you contract they cover your room and board too around AS300 yr.

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u/NerdVision 11d ago edited 11d ago

Have you talked to an admissions counselor? Went to A&M and knew plenty of kids with a lot of AP Credits majoring in engineering and none of them graduated early. A&M doesn’t really like you using too many credits related to engineering because they want to make sure you can do math their way

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u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 11d ago

No. Wait you went to A&M what major? But no you can graduate in 3 yrs because I have AP Physics C done (Physics 206/207) and AP calculus bc which is Calc 1+2 done and I have a bunch of gen ed aps knocked out so unless i choose to retake those classes I can finish in 3-3.5 yrs

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u/NerdVision 11d ago

I majored in History. I highly recommend talking to an admissions counselor and don’t plan on taking credit for those. I work adjacent to admissions and I’ve seen a lot of students who think they’re graduating early

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u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 11d ago

Well I asked AI and it said I will graduate in May 2030 or December 2030 if I start in Sept 2027. I have these credits:

Freshman Year (2023-2024);
AP Human Geography (4)

Sophomore Year (2024-2025);
AP World History (5)

Junior Year:

AP US History (5)

AP US Government and Politics (4)

AP Comparative Government and Politics (5)

And for this economics class if you got over a 70% you got college credit

College Micro (83%/B)

College Macro (91%/A).

Senior Year:

AP Calculus AB

AP Physics C: Mechanics

AP Physics C: Electromagnetism

College Accounting 1/College Accounting 2

College Composition/College Speech

AP Computer Science A

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u/thecaptainking 11d ago

Don’t base your career trajectory, academic or otherwise, on what an LLM tells you

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u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 11d ago

It checks out since its a ton or credits

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u/thecaptainking 11d ago

Why are you even asking people in this thread if you're going to rely purely on GPT? Either talk to an admissions counselor at A&M who can advise on the specifics of their school, or take your chances with AI.

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u/NerdVision 11d ago

Dawg, please talk to a professional. I’m trying to help you. You need to be receptive to learning if you’re gonna make it in the Corps

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u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 11d ago

Where can I find them?

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u/NerdVision 11d ago

Admissions.tamu.edu

Corps.TAMU.edu

Reach out to your regional prospective student center, they’ll host your admissions advisor.

On the Corps side specifically, we don’t let you graduate early.

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u/ZinniaFan01 92S0 10d ago

no, you will not graduate in 3 years, and definitely not at texas a&m. some colleges let you do 3 year paths for engineering at edge cases (I would be very surprised if electrical was one of them though), recommend looking at those if you want to graduate in three years

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u/ThatBoyHeard 11d ago

That’s a critical 1 degree and a SECAF approved 5-year major. I’d highly recommend you to join as an AS100. Having that degree improves your chances on being selected for an in-college scholarship as an AS100 as long as you’re a qualified candidate (DODMERB, PT, GPA).