<p>dreamon086: You do not need to “max out” to pass the PRT (physical readiness test) but you need to do the minimum. The test consists of situps (# done in 2 minutes), pushups (# done in 2 minutes) and 1.5 mile run. After plebe summer, success on this semi-annual test is your only physical fitness requirement.</p>
<p>If you can’t do the minimum you have the opportunity to do remedial training and try again, but eventually one can be separated for not passing. This spring there was a member of the football team who could not pass the test and was separated just months before graduation.</p>
<p>The USNA website currently lists the following as minimums:</p>
<p>1.5 mile run: 10:30 men, 12:40 women
Push-ups in 2 min: 40 men, 18 women
Sit-ups in 2 mins: 65 men and women</p>
<p>The term “max out” means that you have reached a certain number of push ups or sit ups in LESS than 2 minutes at which point you are told you can stop. I don’t know the exact numbers (and it is different for men and for women) but if you are training and shoot for somewhere in the 100+ you will be close. By that I mean 100+ full military push ups or sit ups in correct form in 2 minutes or less. (If your form isn’t correct, it doesn’t count.)</p>
<p>There isn’t a “max” for the run obviously because you have to complete the 1.5 miles.</p>