Navy Gets Tough on Physical Readiness

Week of March 23, 2009

The Navy announced additional changes to the Physical Readiness Program (PRP). Effective immediately, active-duty Sailors with three or more physical fitness assessment (PFA) failures in the last four years may not transfer, re-enlist or extend without a waiver from Navy Personnel Command. Effective Oct. 1, 2009, Physical Readiness Information Management System (PRIMS) data will be reviewed as part of the advancement and promotion process. Sailors who failed their most recent PFA cannot be advanced or promoted until they are within PFA standards. This has been enforced at the command level, but the new change will allow equal enforcement across the fleet. For more information, visit the Physical Readiness section on the NPC website.

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