Expert: Rod Powers - 12/4/2006

Question
airforce
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is there a physical strength test you have to past and are you going to go to missions why you are in school or you have to wait into break are graduation
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Which service are you asking about?

Active duty Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard,

or Army Reserves, Air Force Reserves, Navy Reserves, or Coast Guard Reserves, or;

Air National Guard or Army National Guard?

Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com


Answer
For the Air Force, there is a physical strength test you take at MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), when you take your physical. The "strength test" corresponds to qualification for different Air Force enlisted jobs. It consists of lifting a set of weights from waist-high to above your head.

Each Air Force enlisted job has a "strength code" assiged to it. The different strength codes are:

E - No Requirement
F - Less than 40 lbs
G - 40 lbs
H - 50 lbs
J - 60 lbs
K - 70 lbs
L - 80 lbs
M - 90 lbs
N - 100 lbs
P 110 lbs

You can see which codes apply to which Air Force enlisted jobs in my Air Force enlistement job qualification pages at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjobs.htm.

You also have to pass a physical fitness test in Air Force Basic Training (for any job), which consists of running, push-ups, and sit-ups. Details in my "Surviving Air Force Basic Training" article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/airforcejoin/a/afbmt1.htm.

For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com.

Hope this helps!

Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com