What is the Army deadlift standard?

Passing the AFT Maximum Deadlift takes 60 points: 150 lb for ages 17–31 or 140 lb for ages 32 and over on the M|C scale, and 120 lb at every age on the F scale — three repetitions on a 60 lb hex bar, per the official AFT scoring scales effective 2025-06-01.

What is the max deadlift on the AFT?

100 points peaks at 350 lb on the M|C scale (ages 22–46; 340 lb at 17–21 and 47–51, 330 lb at 52–56, then 250/230 lb in the two oldest bands) and 240 lb on the F scale (ages 27–31). Lifting more than the 100-point weight scores no additional points.

How much does the AFT hex bar weigh?

60 pounds. The Army's event description specifies "a 60-pound hex bar and plates", so a 340 lb MDL is the bar plus 140 lb per side — for example three 45s and a 5.

How is the MDL scored between two listed weights?

It scores the lower row. The official table lists specific weights at specific point values, and a lift lands on the heaviest listed weight it reaches on your scale and age band — lifting 335 lb at ages 17–21 on the M|C scale scores the 330 lb row, 98 points, not something between 98 and 100. That lookup is the only rule the scorer above applies.

How many points is a 300 lb deadlift on the AFT?

On the M|C scale a 300 lb MDL scores 92 points at 17–21, 91 points at 22–41, 92 points at 42–46, 93 points at 47–51, 95 points at 52–56, 100 points at 57–62+. On the F scale a 200 lb MDL scores 97 points at 17–21, 95 points at 22–36, 97 points at 37–41, 98 points at 42–46, 100 points at 47–62+. Read any other load off the full chart or the scorer above.

How many reps is the AFT deadlift?

Three. The MDL score is the heaviest weight lifted for three correct repetitions, not a one-rep max. Estimating a barbell 1RM from it requires assumptions this page deliberately does not make.

Is the AFT deadlift scored the same for combat and non-combat soldiers?

No. Designated combat specialties are scored sex-neutral on the M|C column and must total at least 350 points across the five events with at least 60 per event. General Purpose soldiers are scored by age and sex and must reach 60 points per event and 300 total. Army Directive 2026-07 added 12D, 89D and 89E to the combat specialties.

What replaced the ACFT deadlift standards?

The Army Fitness Test, effective 2025-06-01 as the test of record. The MDL event carried over, but the scoring scales are a new document — the 2022 ACFT table on the historical page stopped governing after 2025-05-31.

AFT deadlift standards

Official Maximum Deadlift points by age and scale, with passing weights, your next scoring target and hex-bar plate setup.

Updated 2026-09-10 · Score table effective 2025-06-01

60 points to pass the MDL. M|C: 150 lb at ages 17–31, 140 lb at 32+. F: 120 lb at every age. Three repetitions; the total includes the bar.

Score a deadlift exact lookup · official 2025 table

Enter your age and total pounds for three repetitions. M|C is the male/combat scale; F is female General Purpose. This scores the MDL event only.

The scorer needs JavaScript. Without it, read your row straight off the full chart below — the calculator uses the same table and no other rule.

Max and passing weights by age official table · effective 2025-06-01

Transcribed from the official AFT scoring scales (approved 2025-05-15, effective 2025-06-01). The MDL is scored as three repetitions in pounds. M|C is the male scale, which is also the sex-neutral combat scale; F is the female scale for non-combat specialties.

Age	100 pts · M\|C	100 pts · F	60 pts (pass) · M\|C	60 pts (pass) · F
17–21	340 lb	220 lb	150 lb	120 lb
22–26	350 lb	230 lb	150 lb	120 lb
27–31	350 lb	240 lb	150 lb	120 lb
32–36	350 lb	230 lb	140 lb	120 lb
37–41	350 lb	220 lb	140 lb	120 lb
42–46	350 lb	210 lb	140 lb	120 lb
47–51	340 lb	200 lb	140 lb	120 lb
52–56	330 lb	190 lb	140 lb	120 lb
57–61	250 lb	170 lb	140 lb	120 lb
Over 62	230 lb	170 lb	140 lb	120 lb

M|C applies to the male and sex-neutral combat scales. F applies to the female General Purpose scale. Scroll the table sideways on smaller screens.

Bar setup per anchor load 60 lb hex bar · plates per side

The MDL is performed on a hex bar the Army specifies at 60 lb ("a 60-pound hex bar and plates"). Per-side weight is therefore (total − 60) ÷ 2. One valid loading from 45/35/25/10/5/2.5 lb plates is shown; equivalent combinations load the same total. This column is arithmetic, not Army doctrine.

Total	Per side	One loading (lb plates)
350 lb	145 lb	45 + 45 + 45 + 10
340 lb	140 lb	45 + 45 + 45 + 5
330 lb	135 lb	45 + 45 + 45
250 lb	95 lb	45 + 45 + 5
240 lb	90 lb	45 + 45
230 lb	85 lb	45 + 35 + 5
220 lb	80 lb	45 + 35
150 lb	45 lb	45
140 lb	40 lb	35 + 5
120 lb	30 lb	25 + 5

For any other target, the plate calculator solves per-side loading against your actual plate inventory — set the bar field to 60 lb.

Full MDL score chart and scores below 60

Below 60 points same values at every age

Under the passing floor the source table stops varying by age — each row below lists one M|C and one F value across all ten age bands.

Points	M\|C	F
50	130 lb	110 lb
40	120 lb	100 lb
30	110 lb	90 lb
20	100 lb	80 lb
10	90 lb	70 lb
0	80 lb	60 lb

Full MDL score chart every listed point value · ten age bands

The complete official scale, transcribed row for row from the PDF (10 age bands, M|C and F). A dash is a point value the source lists no weight for on that scale and band; a lift between two listed weights scores the lower row. The 60-point passing row is marked.

Points	17-21		22-26		27-31		32-36		37-41		42-46		47-51		52-56		57-61		Over 62
Points	M\|C	F	M\|C	F	M\|C	F	M\|C	F	M\|C	F	M\|C	F	M\|C	F	M\|C	F	M\|C	F	M\|C	F
100	340	220	350	230	350	240	350	230	350	220	350	210	340	200	330	190	250	170	230	170
99	—	—	340	—	—	230	340	220	340	210	340	—	330	—	320	—	240	160	220	160
98	330	210	—	220	340	220	—	—	—	—	—	200	—	190	—	180	230	—	210	—
97	—	200	330	210	330	—	330	210	330	200	330	—	320	—	310	—	220	—	—	—
96	320	—	—	—	—	210	—	—	—	—	—	190	—	180	—	—	210	—	—	—
95	—	—	320	200	320	200	320	200	320	190	320	—	310	—	300	170	—	—	200	—
94	310	190	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	200	—	190	—
93	—	—	310	190	310	—	310	190	310	—	310	180	300	170	290	—	190	—	180	—
92	300	—	—	—	—	190	—	—	—	180	300	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	170	—
91	—	180	300	—	300	—	300	—	300	—	—	—	290	—	280	160	180	—	—	—
90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	180	—	—	290	170	—	—	—	—	—	150	—	150
89	290	—	290	180	290	180	290	—	290	170	—	—	280	160	270	—	170	—	—	—
88	—	170	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	280	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
87	280	—	280	—	280	—	280	170	280	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
86	—	—	—	170	—	170	—	—	—	—	270	160	270	—	260	—	—	—	—	—
85	270	—	270	—	270	—	270	—	270	160	—	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	—	—
84	—	160	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	260	—	260	150	250	—	—	—	—	—
83	260	—	260	—	260	—	260	160	260	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
82	—	—	—	160	—	160	—	—	—	—	250	150	250	—	240	—	—	—	160	—
81	250	—	250	—	250	—	250	—	250	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
80	—	150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	240	—	230	—	—	140	—	140
79	240	—	240	—	240	—	240	150	240	—	240	—	—	140	—	140	160	—	—	—
78	—	—	—	150	—	150	—	—	—	—	230	—	230	—	220	—	—	—	—	—
77	230	—	230	—	230	—	230	—	230	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	220	140	220	—	210	—	—	—	—	—
75	220	140	220	—	220	—	220	—	220	140	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	140	—	—	210	—	210	—	200	—	—	—	—	—
73	210	—	210	140	210	140	210	—	210	—	—	—	—	130	—	—	—	—	—	—
72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	200	—	200	—	190	130	—	—	150	130
71	—	—	200	—	200	—	200	—	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	150	130	—	—
70	200	—	190	—	190	—	190	—	190	—	190	130	190	—	180	—	—	—	—	—
69	190	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	130	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
68	—	130	—	—	—	—	—	130	—	—	180	—	180	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
67	180	—	180	130	180	130	180	—	180	—	—	—	—	—	170	—	—	—	—	—
66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	170	—	170	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
65	170	—	170	—	170	—	170	—	170	—	—	—	—	—	160	—	—	—	—	—
64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	160	—	160	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
63	160	—	160	—	160	—	160	—	160	—	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	—	—	—
62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	150	—	150	—	150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
61	—	—	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
60	150	120	150	120	150	120	140	120	140	120	140	120	140	120	140	120	140	120	140	120
50	130	110	130	110	130	110	130	110	130	110	130	110	130	110	130	110	130	110	130	110
40	120	100	120	100	120	100	120	100	120	100	120	100	120	100	120	100	120	100	120	100
30	110	90	110	90	110	90	110	90	110	90	110	90	110	90	110	90	110	90	110	90
20	100	80	100	80	100	80	100	80	100	80	100	80	100	80	100	80	100	80	100	80
10	90	70	90	70	90	70	90	70	90	70	90	70	90	70	90	70	90	70	90	70
0	80	60	80	60	80	60	80	60	80	60	80	60	80	60	80	60	80	60	80	60

Combat vs General Purpose scoring what the M|C column means

Combat specialties are scored sex-neutral. Soldiers in designated combat specialties are scored on the M|C column regardless of sex, and must reach a minimum of 60 points per event and 350 total, per the Army's AFT policy page. The original combat implementation dates were 2026-01-01 for the active component and 2026-06-01 for the Reserve and National Guard. Army Directive 2026-07 also designated 12D, 89D and 89E as combat specialties.
General Purpose is scored by age and sex. All other soldiers use the age-banded M|C or F column matching their sex, with a minimum of 60 points per event and 300 total.
Failing one event fails the test. Under both standards the 60-point event floor is binding — a high total cannot buy back a sub-60 event.

How to interpret the numbers score anchors, not strength percentiles

They score a three-repetition hex-bar event. They are not conventional-barbell one-rep-max standards, and LiftGauge does not convert them into squat, bench press, or barbell-deadlift equivalents.
They are Army test rows. They do not describe the percentage of soldiers, civilians, or powerlifters who can lift the weight. For separate barbell comparisons from meet results, see deadlift standards by bodyweight or the percentile calculator.
They are current as of the 2025-06-01 scoring scales. A score should cite that edition; the Army revises scoring documents, so check the AFT site for the governing version.

The predecessor test ACFT · through 2025-05-31

The AFT replaced the Army Combat Fitness Test on 2025-06-01, dropping the Standing Power Throw and adopting new scoring scales. Scores recorded under the 2022 ACFT table belong to that edition — see the historical ACFT deadlift scoring page for the bounded 2022 table and its validity window.

FAQ Army Fitness Test deadlift

What is the Army deadlift standard?: Passing the AFT Maximum Deadlift takes 60 points: 150 lb for ages 17–31 or 140 lb for ages 32 and over on the M|C scale, and 120 lb at every age on the F scale — three repetitions on a 60 lb hex bar, per the official AFT scoring scales effective 2025-06-01.
What is the max deadlift on the AFT?: 100 points peaks at 350 lb on the M|C scale (ages 22–46; 340 lb at 17–21 and 47–51, 330 lb at 52–56, then 250/230 lb in the two oldest bands) and 240 lb on the F scale (ages 27–31). Lifting more than the 100-point weight scores no additional points.
How much does the AFT hex bar weigh?: 60 pounds. The Army's event description specifies "a 60-pound hex bar and plates", so a 340 lb MDL is the bar plus 140 lb per side — for example three 45s and a 5.
How is the MDL scored between two listed weights?: It scores the lower row. The official table lists specific weights at specific point values, and a lift lands on the heaviest listed weight it reaches on your scale and age band — lifting 335 lb at ages 17–21 on the M|C scale scores the 330 lb row, 98 points, not something between 98 and 100. That lookup is the only rule the scorer above applies.
How many points is a 300 lb deadlift on the AFT?: On the M|C scale a 300 lb MDL scores 92 points at 17–21, 91 points at 22–41, 92 points at 42–46, 93 points at 47–51, 95 points at 52–56, 100 points at 57–62+. On the F scale a 200 lb MDL scores 97 points at 17–21, 95 points at 22–36, 97 points at 37–41, 98 points at 42–46, 100 points at 47–62+. Read any other load off the full chart or the scorer above.
How many reps is the AFT deadlift?: Three. The MDL score is the heaviest weight lifted for three correct repetitions, not a one-rep max. Estimating a barbell 1RM from it requires assumptions this page deliberately does not make.
Is the AFT deadlift scored the same for combat and non-combat soldiers?: No. Designated combat specialties are scored sex-neutral on the M|C column and must total at least 350 points across the five events with at least 60 per event. General Purpose soldiers are scored by age and sex and must reach 60 points per event and 300 total. Army Directive 2026-07 added 12D, 89D and 89E to the combat specialties.
What replaced the ACFT deadlift standards?: The Army Fitness Test, effective 2025-06-01 as the test of record. The MDL event carried over, but the scoring scales are a new document — the 2022 ACFT table on the historical page stopped governing after 2025-05-31.

Primary sources

AFT scoring scales · approved 2025-05-15, effective 2025-06-01: Official US Army score tables for all five AFT events, including the Maximum Deadlift anchors transcribed above. Army PDF
Army Fitness Test policy page: Combat vs General Purpose scoring and governing documents. The linked 2025 MDL scoring table is the edition used by this calculator. army.mil/aft
Army Directive 2026-07: Changes to the AFT combat-specialty list and the separate Combat Field Test; the CFT does not replace the AFT. Official directive, §4b and enclosure 2
MDL event description: Official event page: equipment, execution, and scoring floor. goarmy.com