Military Fitness Score is a free app combining score calculators, training plans, and tools for conducting fitness tests used by various branches of the US Armed Forces. The app uses tables and guidelines published by the military, but remains an independent and unofficial project.
The various branches of the US Armed Forces do not use a single standardized fitness test. Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard use separate physical fitness assessment systems. Depending on the branch, the scoring system may take into account factors such as age, sex, altitude, and medical limitations. Military Fitness Score brings these requirements together in a single tool accessible from a phone.
The app was created by Captain Zachary Hicks, a family medicine physician and medical director of emergency medical services at Yokota Air Base in Japan, where he serves with the 374th Health Care Operations Squadron. He has spent the past seven years teaching himself programming and app development. As Hicks explained, the inspiration for creating the app came from failing a fitness test due to inadequate preparation about four years earlier. At the time, Hicks noticed that the information needed to improve his score was scattered across various tables and guidelines. The changes to US Air Force fitness standards announced in 2026 provided the final push to complete the project.
The app's primary function is calculating test scores. The user selects a branch and type of assessment, then enters their age, sex, and results for the individual events. The app calculates the score, indicates whether the required threshold has been met, and identifies the weakest areas. Results can be marked as training, diagnostic, or official, although these are simply categories used in the app's history. Military Fitness Score also allows users to track their progress, set a date and target score for their next test, and check the results required for each event. The app also provides a projected score and can send reminders, with their frequency increasing as the test date approaches.
The catalog includes, among others, the Army Fitness Test and Combat Field Test, Navy Physical Readiness Test, Air Force Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, as well as Marine Corps and Space Force tests. It also includes entry and selection requirements, including the Army OPAT, Navy PST, Air Force IFT, and Marine Corps IST. According to the app's description, it also supports alternative fitness tests, such as walking, swimming, stationary cycling, and rowing, using conversion factors specific to each branch. According to Hicks, the calculators were transcribed directly from the scoring tables published by the individual branches of the armed forces. When preparing the training guidance, however, the author used publicly available military sources, including the Warfighter Fitness Playbook 2.0 published by the Air Force. The app is designed to display the source guideline and its publication date alongside the score. However, Military Fitness Score does not stop at simply assigning a score.
The app analyzes the user's fitness level and generates a training plan focused on their weakest events. The plan can be rebuilt as results, the test date, or the user's medical profile changes. The app also includes a mode for women who are pregnant or in the postpartum period, which according to the developer takes military guidelines and periods of exemption from requirements into account. A separate module is used to assess body composition based, among other things, on the waist-to-height ratio and thresholds applicable to the relevant branch. The app also calculates daily calorie targets and macronutrient amounts, distinguishing between training and rest days. It also provides information on nutrition, hydration, sleep, caffeine, recovery, and supplement safety, based according to the author on military materials as well as publications from the NIH, CDC, and Operation Supplement Safety. Users can keep a sleep diary and complete a short morning wellness assessment. Its results are compared against published thresholds rather than combined into a single readiness score.
Military Fitness Score can be used not only during preparation, but also while conducting a practice test. The test supervision mode displays the required sequence of events, keeps track of time and rest periods, and generates the signals needed for tests such as the HAMR shuttle run. It also allows users to record an incomplete event and save the results of multiple people. The phone can therefore serve as a handy toolkit for the person conducting the test, although it does not replace the formal procedure required by the relevant branch. The app also offers expanded features for personnel responsible for physical fitness within military units. A list of team members can be imported into the app, test dates can be monitored, absences recorded, and groups of personnel requiring improvement created. The app generates PDF reports, scorecards, and spreadsheets prepared for further data entry, including import into the Navy PRIMS-2 system. Access to the list can be protected with a passcode or biometric authentication, and saved information can be deleted with a single command.
Military Fitness Score debuted on the App Store on July 15, 2026, and has been regularly expanded ever since. The latest version for Apple devices supports all six branches of the US Armed Forces, including the recently added Coast Guard, as well as JROTC fitness programs. Military Fitness Score does not require an account, contains no ads, and according to the developer does not use its own servers or analytics mechanisms. Data is processed locally and is not sent to the developer's servers, although on Apple devices it can optionally be synchronized through an iCloud account. Military Fitness Score is a private initiative created by an active-duty officer, not an official Department of Defense app. The calculated scores are intended for guidance purposes only, and we're mentioning the app because some of you might enjoy seeing how your fitness compares with American standards. Anyone interested?
Photos: Military Fitness Score on Google Play
