What Happens If You Fail the Federal PT Test?
Fail a federal 1811 PT test and what happens next depends entirely on the agency. ATF offers no retest. HSI gives you 45 days. Here is every agency's rule.
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Fitness
The PTT, agency standards, and arriving at the academy in better shape than the instructors.
DEA PTA Scoring Chart: Every Event, Every Point (2026)
The full DEA PTA scoring chart for sit-ups, the 300-meter sprint, push-ups, and the 1.5-mile run, plus the 12-point pass rule, the minus 2 trap, and what a passing test really looks like.
USPIS PFT Standards: The Postal Inspector Fitness Test (2026)
The USPIS PFT standards for push-ups, sit-ups, and the 1.5-mile run, the 140-point combined floor that fails people who hit every minimum, and the manual treadmill question.
1811 PT Test Standards by Agency (Full Chart)
How the 8 major federal 1811 PT tests actually differ: pass-fail versus point-scored versus percentile, the traps in each agency's rules, and how to train when you're applying to more than one.
The FBI PFT Changed: Pull-Ups In, Sit-Ups Out (2026 Guide)
The FBI's Physical Fitness Test dropped sit-ups, added scored pull-ups, and passes at 10 points, not 12. Half the internet still teaches the old test. Here's the current PFT and how to train for it.
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