Cadet Challenge

It’s time for the challenge! Cadet Challenge consists of five exercises taken from the Presidential Physical Fitness Award program. The Cadet Challenge is the JROTC Physical Fitness Test. Each cadet is required to participate in the physical fitness test conducted twice each school year. Cadets who score at the 85 percent or better on each event on the test may receive the Physical Fitness Ribbon.

The Presidential Physical Fitness Test is part of the President’s Challenge program that encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives. To qualify for the PPFA, you must achieve a standard of 85 percent or higher on all five items of the test. In each box showing standards, the 85th percentile standards are listed in the two columns under the heading “PPFA (85%).” If you achieve a standard of 84 percent or below, but above 50 percent, you qualify for the National Physical Fitness Award (NPFA). Fifty percentile standards are listed in each box in the two columns under the heading "NPFA (50%)."

Cadets who score in the 85th percentile or above on Cadet Challenge are eligible to receive the PPFA, which consists of a round blue emblem embroidered with an eagle. Cadets who score in the 50th to 84th percentile are eligible to receive the NPFA, which consists of a round red emblem embroidered with an eagle. Those cadets who achieve Cadet Command’s standards in Cadet Challenge are eligible to receive the JROTC Athletic Ribbon.

In May every year we select our best cadets in each event to compete in the Joint Military Service Commander's Cup hosted at FT Dix, New Jersey by Pemberton High School Army JROTC.  The number of teams competing very from year to year.  This past year Lenape HS Army JROTC earned 5 individual medals and a 2d place overall out of 15 teams!

 

Adapted from http://lecjrotc.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Foundations_U4_C1_L2_p463-471.26255716.pdf