Can you be flagged for failing a PT test while deployed?

Short Answer. Based on the information you provided the Soldier cannot be flagged nor could they be tested for the 2nd for record test.

Can you be flagged for a diagnostic PT test?

Since this was a diagnostic APFT, you will not be flagged or considered for a bar to reenlistment. This means you are fully eligible for favorable actions like awards and promotions. You will take a diagnostic APFT every 30 days to measure your progress.

Can you Pcs while flagged for PT failure?

Soldiers flagged for APFT failure who are permanently changing station (PCS) or have expiring terms of service (ETS) are not authorized to be recommended for or receive awards while they are flagged. The waiver request must be submitted and adjudicated prior to submission of the award recommendation.

What is the Army regulation for APFT failure?

The records of soldiers who fail a record APFT for the first time and those who fail to take the APFT within the required period (AR 350-15, paragraph 11) must be flagged IAW AR 600-8-2 (Reference B). Soldiers who fail any or all of the events must retake the entire APFT.

How long can a soldier be flagged?

Your unit can only keep you flagged for a period of time determined in the service regulation. In the Army, the unit must review your flag every 90 days. If there is good cause to keep it in place then they will do so. An ongoing investigation into some kind of misconduct is an easy reason.

Can you be flagged while deployed?

A Soldier can absolutely be flagged while in a deployed status. If the threat of enemy action is possible the session should be delayed until it can be handled during a period of reasonable safety. Remember: only Commanders can initiate flags. NCOs may recommend a flag action.

What happens when you fail a PT test in the Army?

Failing the APFT Soldiers who have failed an APFT are often put into a “remedial program” first, which includes additional physical training. An APFT failure also results in the soldier being “flagged” which make them ineligible for promotion and attendance to military training and/or schools.

What happens if you get flagged in the army?

In the U.S. Army, being “flagged” means a soldier’s record is marked with a form indicating that the soldier cannot attend schools towards promotion, be promoted, or reenlist until the conditions that prompted the “flag” are corrected.

How long can you be flagged in the army?

Can you be flagged for not taking an APFT?

If the Soldier has completed basic training, AIT, and is assigned to a regular unit then Yes they can be flagged for failing the APFT or HT/WT standards.